Cerro Colorado
Cerro Colorado rises to 2,587 m in New Mexico. Cerro Redondo stands 2,735 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49019351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2587 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa: 1.2 mi
- Cerrito Ojo Frio: 1.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Blanca: 4.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Hoodoos: 22.2 mi
- Hoodoos: 22.3 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 22.5 mi
- The Wall: 22.7 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 10.0 mi
- Ojo Frio: 13.9 mi
- Corner Spring: 15.8 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 16.5 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 6.1 mi
- Puerto Grande: 8.6 mi
- Standing Rock: 17.8 mi
- Frog Mesa: 23.5 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 23.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 1.7 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 1.9 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 23.3 mi
- Tower Ruins: 10.0 mi
- Tower Ruins: 10.0 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Cabezon: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Redondo | WSW 239° | 2,735 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | W 278° | 2,732 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | SW 235° | 2,716 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | WSW 241° | 2,691 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | SW 224° | 2,674 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cerro Pino | WSW 243° | 2,670 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cerro Cuate | WSW 250° | 2,654 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | WSW 237° | 2,624 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904964 — Cerro Colorado, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593073
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