Cerro de la Celosa
Cerro de la Celosa rises to 2,033 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2033 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- La Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Cerro Negro: 1.9 mi
- Gavilan Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Mesa del Lobo: 5.0 mi
- North Oak Canyon Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 11.9 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 14.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 24.3 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 24.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.5 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 12.3 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 12.7 mi
- Corner Spring: 13.0 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 10.0 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Frog Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Puerto Grande: 8.7 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 9.8 mi
- Standing Rock: 12.6 mi
- Seama Mesa: 13.6 mi
- Tower Ruins: 24.3 mi
- Tower Ruins: 24.4 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Acoma Museum: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Cerro de la Celosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | WNW 285° | 3,449 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WNW 298° | 3,057 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Osha | NW 304° | 2,947 m | 12.0 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | W 270° | 2,807 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | NW 322° | 2,735 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | NNW 345° | 2,716 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | NNW 333° | 2,691 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | NW 308° | 2,674 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898278 — Cerro de la Celosa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583603
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