Cerro de la Colorado
Cerro de la Colorado rises to 1,731 m in New Mexico. Oscura Peak stands 2,626 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico.
Wikidata Q49019383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,731 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 10.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.3 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 11 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 11 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 12 mi
92 named places within 25 miles
- Sand Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Cerro del Viboro: 5.5 mi
- Cerro Pardo: 11.5 mi
- Little San Pascual Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Cone RG: 13.7 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 18.3 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Marker: 18.4 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 18.4 mi
- Socorro History Wheel: 18.5 mi
- Crane Mural: 18.6 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 18.6 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 18.6 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 19.3 mi
- Socorro Spring: 19.3 mi
- Bursum Spring: 19.5 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 17.2 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial: 18.4 mi
- World War II Bataan Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 18.4 mi
- San Antonio Park: 11.3 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 16.0 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 18.7 mi
- West Place Park: 18.7 mi
- Sedillo Park: 19.3 mi
- Jumbo: 17.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 18.2 mi
- Mancy Mine: 19.2 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 21.7 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.4 mi
- López Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- Hammel Museum: 18.7 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 19.5 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 19.0 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 19.9 mi
- Contadero: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro de la Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscura Peak | SE 127° | 2,626 m | 23.1 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | ESE 109° | 2,431 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bug Peak | ESE 111° | 2,422 m | 20.7 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | NW 316° | 2,208 m | 21.8 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | NW 315° | 2,198 m | 21.9 mi |
| La Cebolla | N 9° | 2,167 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | NNE 21° | 2,012 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cerro Venado | NNE 29° | 1,949 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583608
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