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Cerro de los Taoses

Cerro de los Taoses, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro de los Taoses rises to 2,435 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Earthship Community, a attraction 2.6 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2435 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.51585, -105.80668

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 22
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 11
Artworks: 7
  • Native Art: 14.2 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 14.9 mi
  • Red Horse: 15.1 mi
  • Questa Apple: 18.8 mi
  • Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.5 mi
Springs: 6
  • Manby Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Rio Grande Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Yolanda Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 4.8 mi
  • Quartzite River Access: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • La Vinateria: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Cerro de los Taoses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakE 82°4,011 m21.8 mi
Simpson PeakE 84°3,953 m21.9 mi
Lake Fork PeakE 83°3,929 m20.2 mi
Gold HillENE 66°3,872 m21.4 mi
Vallecito MountainE 86°3,848 m19.2 mi
Kachina PeakE 81°3,804 m20.3 mi
Pueblo PeakE 95°3,746 m18.1 mi
Fraser MountainENE 77°3,701 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4619:4720:25
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1216:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904932 — Cerro de los Taoses, Taos County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592961

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