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Cerro de la Cruz

Cerro de la Cruz, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro de la Cruz rises to 1,972 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is x, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49019388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1972 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.54420, -106.11697

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
Museums: 31
Attractions: 28
  • Mountain Village: 1.8 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 2.1 mi
  • The Downs: 3.7 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 5.5 mi
  • abandoned mine marker: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 16
Springs: 7
  • Yoh toh: 6.3 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Doe Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 20.0 mi
  • Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Cerro de la Cruz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakENE 63°3,215 m19.6 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 67°3,116 m19.3 mi
Sierra PeladaENE 64°2,962 m15.5 mi
Monument RockENE 58°2,830 m19.9 mi
Atalaya MountainENE 58°2,780 m16.0 mi
Atalaya MountainENE 58°2,779 m16.0 mi
Placer MountainSSW 192°2,700 m14.7 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 74°2,657 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918132 — Cerro de la Cruz, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357605980

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