Cerro de Escobas
Cerro de Escobas rises to 2,499 m in New Mexico. Santa Fe Baldy stands 3,847 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glorieta Mesa, a peak 1.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2499 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 9 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 15 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glorieta Mesa: 1.0 mi
- Rowe Peak: 2.4 mi
- Fangio Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Pulpit Point: 5.3 mi
- Rowe Hill: 5.6 mi
- Pecos National Park: 1.7 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 1.7 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Pecos Historical Marker: 3.9 mi
- Glorieta Pass Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Big Cola Can: 2.8 mi
- Blue Wolf: 7.0 mi
- Ghost Bison: 9.9 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 10.1 mi
- Red Horse: 10.4 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 1.7 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 1.7 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 1.7 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 1.8 mi
- Glorieta Pass Battlefield: 3.7 mi
- Pflueger: 10.1 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 14.9 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 14.9 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 14.9 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 14.9 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 15.1 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 15.1 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot Locomotive 5030: 16.4 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 14.4 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 14.5 mi
- Native American Garden: 14.9 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 15.2 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 17.6 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 8.3 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 14.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 17.2 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 8.1 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 19.1 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 21.9 mi
- Yoh toh: 23.7 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 21.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 24.4 mi
- Las Ruedas: 4.5 mi
- Bonanza City: 21.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 15.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 21.4 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Cerro de Escobas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Baldy | N 353° | 3,847 m | 20.7 mi |
| Lake Peak | N 350° | 3,771 m | 18.3 mi |
| Penitente Peak | N 351° | 3,720 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tesuque Peak | NNW 347° | 3,656 m | 17.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,550 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Barker | NNE 27° | 3,490 m | 17.7 mi |
| Aspen Peak | NNW 344° | 3,384 m | 19.2 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | NE 34° | 3,340 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 915810 — Cerro de Escobas, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357605449
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