Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,373 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Negro, a peak 1.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,373 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 21.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 25.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Negro: 1.8 mi
- Mesa Vibora: 4.6 mi
- Valle Grande Peak: 9.1 mi
- Cerro Mojino: 9.8 mi
- Cerro Azul: 9.8 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 6.5 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 13.3 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 13.8 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 16.1 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 22.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.8 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 15.5 mi
- Elk Spring: 15.5 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sierra Spring: 15.8 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 2.3 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 2.3 mi
- Poshuoinge: 13.8 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- SJC: 16.2 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 16.3 mi
- Petaca Point: 16.8 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 20.0 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 10.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 15.6 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 16.0 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 22.1 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 22.4 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 6.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 17.0 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 19.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 23.0 mi
- Valdez Park: 23.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 11.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 11.6 mi
- La Mesita: 12.0 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 12.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 16.9 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 16.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 21.3 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 25.0 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon Mountain | NW 317° | 3,326 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | N 350° | 3,090 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NW 311° | 3,048 m | 17.6 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | NNW 344° | 2,994 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kiowa Mountain | N 355° | 2,967 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mogotito | NW 304° | 2,965 m | 16.6 mi |
| Banco Lona | NW 314° | 2,923 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SW 232° | 2,856 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593082
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