Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,624 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Chivato, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2624 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Chivato: 0.6 mi
- Cerro Aguila: 0.9 mi
- Cerro Chivato: 1.5 mi
- Cerro Pino: 1.8 mi
- Lagunas Cuatas: 2.1 mi
- Corner Spring: 6.4 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 7.0 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 7.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 9.3 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 11.2 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 18.4 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 20.0 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 8.8 mi
- Puerto Grande: 10.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 17.3 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 19.2 mi
- Standing Rock: 19.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 18.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 23.0 mi
- Tower Ruins: 19.5 mi
- Tower Ruins: 19.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | WSW 238° | 3,449 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WSW 239° | 3,057 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cerro Osha | WSW 246° | 2,947 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cerro Venada | WSW 252° | 2,824 m | 9.7 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | SW 224° | 2,807 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | WSW 245° | 2,735 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | N 355° | 2,732 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | ENE 66° | 2,716 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593070
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