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Cerro de Santa Clara

Cerro de Santa Clara, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro de Santa Clara rises to 2,072 m in New Mexico. Pajarito Peak stands 2,749 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de Guadalupe, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 38 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2072 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57225, -107.15366

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 11
  • Natural Bridge: 5.4 mi
  • Hoodoos: 13.5 mi
  • Hoodoos: 13.7 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 14.4 mi
  • Hoodoos: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Parks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Ojo Frio: 4.3 mi
  • Los Indios Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Jones Canyon Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Ojo Jarido Spring: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cerro de Santa Clara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pajarito PeakENE 63°2,749 m18.6 mi
Cerro MontosoSW 235°2,616 m12.4 mi
Cerro ColoradoWSW 253°2,610 m15.1 mi
Cerro del DuraznoSW 234°2,592 m13.6 mi
Cerro ColoradoSW 215°2,587 m14.6 mi
Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa RosaSW 219°2,570 m14.5 mi
Cerro ChavezWSW 255°2,504 m17.0 mi
Cerrito del RelampagoWSW 245°2,503 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5419:5020:28
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1516:2017:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303643505969737164524031
Precip in0.40.50.60.70.70.51.71.81.10.90.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904937 — Cerro de Santa Clara, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592978

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