Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,528 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Hill in Cibola County, New Mexico.
Wikidata Q49019342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,528 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 9.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.2 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 12 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Sedgwick: 3.9 mi
- Quartz Hill: 4.2 mi
- San Rafael Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Salitre Mesa: 7.0 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 7.6 mi
- Aragon Spring: 8.8 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 9.1 mi
- Mule Spring: 9.6 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 9.7 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 10.5 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- McElroy Park: 8.8 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 9.3 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 10.8 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 11.6 mi
- Bandera Crater: 9.6 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 11.7 mi
- Double Sinks: 11.9 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 12.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 16.8 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 9.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 9.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 12.4 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 17.5 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 21.0 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 10.8 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 17.5 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 20.3 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 20.8 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 10.9 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 10.9 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.1 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 20.0 mi
- Lava Bridge: 13.5 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 20.4 mi
- Jesus: 8.8 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 9.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NW 314° | 2,819 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,777 m | 14.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 146° | 2,642 m | 9.3 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | NNW 330° | 2,625 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | ENE 63° | 2,612 m | 20.4 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | ENE 63° | 2,612 m | 20.4 mi |
| Horace Mesa | ENE 77° | 2,607 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | SSW 197° | 2,539 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Milan Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593062
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