Cerro Colorado
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Cerro Colorado rises to 2,091 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is 16-cylinder locomotive engine, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,091 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 10.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 15.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 4 mi
- Village Vista · 14 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 14 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 0.7 mi
- Moon Crescent: 1.9 mi
- Red Horse: 3.0 mi
- Ghost Bison: 4.6 mi
- Blue Wolf: 5.9 mi
- Vista Grande Peak: 4.6 mi
- The Hill: 5.1 mi
- Bishop's Peak: 5.1 mi
- Fangio Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Vargas: 7.5 mi
- Lamy Park: 0.8 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 5.2 mi
- Johnson Mesa Park: 10.1 mi
- Devoys Peak Park: 10.1 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 0.8 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 0.8 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 0.8 mi
- Hamilton: 0.8 mi
- Seton Castle: 9.2 mi
- Pflueger: 0.8 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 12.6 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 13.4 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 13.5 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 13.6 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 9.2 mi
- The Downs: 13.2 mi
- Santa Fe County Fair: 13.2 mi
- Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds: 13.3 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 13.6 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 10.6 mi
- Biowall: 11.2 mi
- Native American Garden: 13.5 mi
- Garden Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Roland Meadow Garden: 13.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 3.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 4.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 4.8 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 11.8 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 17.9 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 19.1 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 21.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 11.0 mi
- White Bluffs: 11.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 14.0 mi
- Bonanza City: 12.8 mi
- Las Ruedas: 13.5 mi
- Waldo: 14.9 mi
- Yoh toh: 13.4 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 17.0 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 24.5 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 18.6 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.0 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNE 18° | 3,215 m | 14.6 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNE 21° | 3,116 m | 13.4 mi |
| Viveash Mesa | NE 40° | 3,001 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | N 5° | 2,962 m | 11.8 mi |
| Monument Rock | NNE 14° | 2,830 m | 16.1 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | N 2° | 2,779 m | 13.6 mi |
| Placer Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,700 m | 18.5 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NNE 19° | 2,657 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582988
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