Cerro del Medio
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
- 3,012 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 12.9 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 5 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 11 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerros del Abrigo: 2.4 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 2.8 mi
- Pajarito Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Grande: 3.2 mi
- Valles Caldera supervolcano: 3.5 mi
- Nexus: 7.9 mi
- Golondrina: 8.0 mi
- Touch the Sky: 8.2 mi
- Corky: 8.2 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 8.3 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 3.8 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 8.2 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 8.3 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Kiva: 7.3 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 8.8 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 9.9 mi
- Main Gate Park: 11.0 mi
- 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
- Alcove: 10.2 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 10.3 mi
- The Narrows: 10.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 12.0 mi
- Alcove House: 12.2 mi
- 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
- Hans Bethe House: 8.3 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 8.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 18.5 mi
- Bond House Museum: 21.2 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 22.1 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 13.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 14.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 14.8 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.0 mi
- Gates of Hell: 19.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.9 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 6.4 mi
- Buckman: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Cerro del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | N 358° | 3,558 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNE 27° | 3,517 m | 7.9 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WSW 250° | 3,434 m | 6.7 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | NNE 13° | 3,419 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | N 5° | 3,323 m | 6.1 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 225° | 3,265 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NW 324° | 3,225 m | 7.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NE 54° | 3,200 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357605999
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 11 mi
- Española · 22 mi
- Pojoaque · 24 mi
- Chimayó · 30 mi
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