Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,355 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de la Rana, a peak 0.8 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2355 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 18.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 11 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 27 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 27 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de la Rana: 0.8 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 1.2 mi
- Cerro Alto: 1.2 mi
- Cerro del Abrevadero: 1.9 mi
- Cerro de los Arboles: 2.0 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 6.3 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 7.0 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 18.5 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 18.5 mi
- Red Horse: 19.0 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 6.5 mi
- Petaca Point: 9.4 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 14.7 mi
- SJC: 15.5 mi
- Harding Mine: 1.6 mi
- Kiva: 4.3 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 13.2 mi
- Descanso: 15.1 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 4.3 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 6.1 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 10.0 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 14.9 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 18.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 11.2 mi
- Apache Springs: 11.6 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 18.4 mi
- Loring Spring: 19.8 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 7.8 mi
- La Mesita: 9.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 15.0 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 24.7 mi
- Quemado Falls: 14.9 mi
- Pecos Falls: 20.5 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 25.0 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 6.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 21.0 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 15.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 19.4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 19.8 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSE 153° | 3,976 m | 15.7 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SSE 153° | 3,975 m | 16.4 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SSE 149° | 3,956 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SE 145° | 3,914 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | SE 124° | 3,904 m | 14.6 mi |
| Trouble | SE 131° | 3,847 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SSE 161° | 3,806 m | 19.4 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 146° | 3,805 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593080
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