Cerro de la Cruz
Cerro de la Cruz rises to 2,350 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de la Rana, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2350 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 17.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 11 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 27 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 27 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de la Rana: 0.5 mi
- Cerro de los Arboles: 0.8 mi
- Cerro Alto: 1.0 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 1.2 mi
- Cerro del Abrevadero: 1.3 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 5.2 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 6.0 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 18.2 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 18.2 mi
- Red Horse: 19.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Petaca Point: 8.9 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 14.7 mi
- SJC: 14.9 mi
- Harding Mine: 0.6 mi
- Kiva: 5.0 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 13.7 mi
- Descanso: 15.0 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 5.0 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 7.0 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 8.9 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 14.2 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 18.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 10.8 mi
- Apache Springs: 12.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 19.1 mi
- Loring Spring: 20.9 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 6.7 mi
- La Mesita: 7.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 14.1 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.0 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 5.7 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 20.4 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 15.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 19.6 mi
- Quemado Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pecos Falls: 21.6 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 19.7 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Cerro de la Cruz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SSE 151° | 3,976 m | 16.7 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SSE 151° | 3,975 m | 17.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SSE 147° | 3,956 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SE 144° | 3,914 m | 17.7 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | SE 124° | 3,904 m | 15.8 mi |
| Trouble | SE 130° | 3,847 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SSE 159° | 3,806 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 144° | 3,805 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904928 — Cerro de la Cruz, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592947
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