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Cerro de la Garita

Cerro de la Garita, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro de la Garita rises to 3,225 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro del Grant, a peak 1.5 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 9.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.99891, -106.53031

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 22
  • Nexus: 14.3 mi
  • Golondrina: 14.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 15.1 mi
  • Multiverse 2020: 15.1 mi
  • Lucky: 15.1 mi
Parks: 20
Springs: 19
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Electric Spring: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Camp May: 10.2 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.5 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 12.5 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Cerro de la Garita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeE 100°3,558 m4.5 mi
Chicoma MountainE 86°3,517 m8.2 mi
Redondo PeakS 191°3,434 m8.9 mi
Polvadera PeakENE 59°3,419 m8.2 mi
Cerro ToledoE 94°3,323 m5.2 mi
South MountainS 180°3,265 m11.2 mi
Caballo MountainESE 109°3,200 m9.8 mi
Pajarito MountainSE 137°3,176 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1416:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357605983

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