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Cerro de la Celosa

Cerro de la Celosa, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.18754, -107.37310

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 11
  • 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
Springs: 10
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 2
  • Tower Ruins: 24.3 mi
  • Tower Ruins: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TaylorWNW 285°3,449 m13.7 mi
Cerro PelonWNW 298°3,057 m11.7 mi
Cerro OshaNW 304°2,947 m12.0 mi
Microwave RidgeW 270°2,807 m12.8 mi
Cerro RedondoNW 322°2,735 m10.4 mi
Cerro ChivatoNNW 345°2,716 m10.3 mi
Cerro AguilaNNW 333°2,691 m10.7 mi
Cerro OrtizNW 308°2,674 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5619:5020:28
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1516:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844516070747165534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.60.51.91.91.20.80.60.6

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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