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Cerro del Medio

Cerro del Medio, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro del Medio rises to 3,012 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerros del Abrigo, a peak 2.4 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3012 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90586, -106.44781

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 48
Historic sites: 35
Parks: 30
Attractions: 19
Springs: 18
  • Armstead Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 5.7 mi
  • American Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Apache Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Camp May: 2.8 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 10.8 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 10.9 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cerro del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeN 358°3,558 m5.7 mi
Chicoma MountainNNE 27°3,517 m7.9 mi
Redondo PeakWSW 250°3,434 m6.7 mi
Polvadera PeakNNE 13°3,419 m10.9 mi
Cerro ToledoN 5°3,323 m6.1 mi
South MountainSW 225°3,265 m6.7 mi
Cerro de la GaritaNW 324°3,225 m7.9 mi
Caballo MountainNE 54°3,200 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357605999

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