Cerro de los Taoses
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. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,435 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 13 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 18 mi
- U S Hill · 24 mi
138 named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Dormilon: 3.6 mi
- Tres Orejas: 6.8 mi
- Cerro Negro: 9.5 mi
- Petaca Peak: 10.0 mi
- Cerro Mojino: 10.1 mi
- Earthship Community: 2.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 4.9 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 6.4 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 4.8 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 13.2 mi
- Shortcut: 14.9 mi
- Davy Museum: 12.6 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 12.8 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 13.1 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 13.6 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 14.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 14.7 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 14.8 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 14.9 mi
- Taos Plaza: 14.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Comanche Rim: 8.1 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 21.7 mi
- La Mesita: 23.5 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 4.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 17.3 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.6 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 5.4 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro de los Taoses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | E 82° | 4,011 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | E 82° | 3,996 m | 22.0 mi |
| Simpson Peak | E 84° | 3,953 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | E 83° | 3,929 m | 20.2 mi |
| Gold Hill | ENE 66° | 3,872 m | 21.4 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | E 86° | 3,848 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kachina Peak | E 81° | 3,804 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pueblo Peak | E 95° | 3,746 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
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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