Cerro de la Olla
Cerro de la Olla rises to 2,888 m in New Mexico. Venado Peak stands 3,880 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Negro, a peak 3.1 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2888 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Crossing · 7 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Negro: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cerro Chiflo: 5.0 mi
- Cerro Montoso: 6.0 mi
- Cerro del Aire: 7.0 mi
- Questa Community Park: 11.6 mi
- State Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- D H Lawrence Ranch University of New Mexico Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Latir Rock Cairn: 17.9 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Shortcut: 11.6 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Earthship Community: 16.7 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 20.3 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 22.3 mi
- Warm Spring: 23.7 mi
- Moeller Spring: 24.7 mi
- Davy Museum: 7.0 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 11.8 mi
- Little Red School House: 22.4 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 24.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 8.1 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 19.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.7 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Questa Apple: 13.1 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 19.7 mi
- Eastdale: 20.5 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Cerro de la Olla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venado Peak | E 82° | 3,880 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | ESE 112° | 3,872 m | 20.5 mi |
| Latir Mesa | E 81° | 3,870 m | 17.9 mi |
| Latir Peak | E 79° | 3,862 m | 18.1 mi |
| Virsylvia Peak | E 79° | 3,820 m | 16.9 mi |
| Kachina Peak | SE 124° | 3,804 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cabresto Peak | E 84° | 3,794 m | 16.2 mi |
| Fraser Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,701 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cerro, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583613
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