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Cerro Columbo

Cerro Columbo, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Columbo rises to 2,290 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Store, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2290 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.25588, -106.20613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Golden Open Space: 6.2 mi
  • Golden Openspace: 6.9 mi
  • Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 11.1 mi
  • Venus Park: 11.6 mi
  • Gutierrez Canyon Open Space: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 43
Artworks: 29
  • BME: 8.5 mi
  • ☮: 9.5 mi
  • Fan Pole: 10.7 mi
  • Happy Firetruck: 11.7 mi
  • Horse: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
  • Doc Long Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
  • Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.5 mi
  • Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 22
Museums: 19
  • Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 10.8 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Tinkertown Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 12.0 mi
  • Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Japanese Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Garden Center: 22.0 mi
  • Albuquerque Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Winrock Garden: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Cerro Columbo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandia CrestWSW 257°3,255 m14.1 mi
North Sandia PeakW 264°3,184 m14.2 mi
The NeedleW 262°3,127 m14.4 mi
The ThumbWSW 256°3,081 m14.4 mi
The ChimneyWSW 258°3,051 m14.3 mi
TombstoneW 260°3,048 m14.2 mi
JawboneWSW 251°3,014 m13.8 mi
South Sandia PeakSW 234°2,982 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5119:4620:23
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1016:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540495766686661503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582995

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