Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,612 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the east-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is La Jara Mesa, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,612 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 27.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 26 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- La Jara Mesa: 0.0 mi
- Horace Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Cerro Venada: 6.6 mi
- Mount Taylor: 6.8 mi
- Jesus Mesa: 7.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 5.0 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 5.4 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 7.2 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 7.9 mi
- Smokey Circle: 9.7 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 9.9 mi
- Truman Park: 10.2 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 10.9 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.2 mi
- Jim Point: 14.7 mi
- Punta Burro: 15.0 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 15.9 mi
- Seama Mesa: 21.1 mi
- Crow Point: 21.4 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 11.8 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 13.4 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 22.6 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 10.8 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 10.8 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 10.9 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 17.7 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 21.2 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 21.7 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
- Jesus: 11.8 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 12.7 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | ESE 107° | 3,449 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | E 90° | 3,057 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cerro Osha | E 83° | 2,947 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cerro Venada | E 83° | 2,824 m | 6.6 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | SE 128° | 2,807 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | E 79° | 2,735 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | NE 56° | 2,732 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | ENE 76° | 2,716 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593067
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