Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,369 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Battleship Rock Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States (GeoNames ID = 5462660).
Wikidata Q49019356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,369 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 30.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 25.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 3 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battleship Rock: 0.9 mi
- Ghost Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Cebollita Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Cerro del Pino: 4.8 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 3.1 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Fenton Lake: 6.3 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 11.3 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 12.6 mi
- Golondrina: 19.8 mi
- Corky: 20.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 20.0 mi
- Touch the Sky: 20.0 mi
- Tranquility: 20.0 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 1.4 mi
- Electric Spring: 6.5 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 6.5 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 6.5 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 6.6 mi
- Soda Dam: 2.6 mi
- Human sundial: 3.8 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 8.5 mi
- Guadalupe Box: 8.6 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 3.4 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Kiva: 19.2 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 20.6 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 21.5 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 0.9 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 1.8 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 2.5 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 2.7 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 3.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 2.5 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 13.2 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 17.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 19.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 2.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 8.5 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 20.1 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 20.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NE 53° | 3,434 m | 6.4 mi |
| South Mountain | ENE 78° | 3,265 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NNE 28° | 3,225 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,176 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NE 51° | 3,148 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cerro Grande | ENE 75° | 3,098 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | ESE 112° | 3,083 m | 6.2 mi |
| Los Griegos | ESE 105° | 3,077 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357605993
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 19 mi
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