Cerro Columbo
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.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,290 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.5 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 11.8 mi off the Sandia Crest Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Madera Overlook · 12 mi
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- Pino Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- Southern Sandias Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- San Pedro Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Oro Quay Peak: 2.4 mi
- El Punto: 3.7 mi
- South Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Monte Largo: 5.5 mi
- 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
- Henderson Store: 0.8 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 13.3 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 14.0 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 15.1 mi
- BME: 8.5 mi
- ☮: 9.5 mi
- Fan Pole: 10.7 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 11.7 mi
- Horse: 12.1 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.5 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 11.7 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 11.9 mi
- Pa-ako ruins: 7.2 mi
- Kief: 11.0 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 15.3 mi
- Old Shelter: 15.4 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 11.2 mi
- Wolf Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cienega Spring: 11.9 mi
- Tree Spring: 11.9 mi
- Capulin Spring: 12.1 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 10.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 10.9 mi
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture: 12.0 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 13.3 mi
- Museum of the American Military Family: 15.5 mi
- 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
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 12.7 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 13.3 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 19.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Hagan: 7.4 mi
- Waldo: 13.7 mi
- Bonanza City: 20.8 mi
- Carpenter: 24.7 mi
- Devils Throne: 13.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 14.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.5 mi
- Travertine Falls: 15.3 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Cerro Columbo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | WSW 257° | 3,255 m | 14.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | W 264° | 3,184 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Needle | W 262° | 3,127 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Thumb | WSW 256° | 3,081 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Chimney | WSW 258° | 3,051 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tombstone | W 260° | 3,048 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jawbone | WSW 251° | 3,014 m | 13.8 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | SW 234° | 2,982 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandia Park, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582995
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 13 mi
- Cedar Crest · 14 mi
- Bernalillo · 20 mi
- Albuquerque · 28 mi
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