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Cerro del Ojo de las Yeguas

Cerro del Ojo de las Yeguas, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro del Ojo de las Yeguas rises to 1,985 m in New Mexico. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Padre, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 37 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1985 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56670, -107.21227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 6
  • Natural Bridge: 5.1 mi
  • Hoodoos: 16.5 mi
  • Hoodoos: 16.7 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 17.5 mi
  • Hoodoos: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Ojo Frio: 1.9 mi
  • Los Indios Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Jones Canyon Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Ojo Jarido Spring: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Cerro del Ojo de las Yeguas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerros De AlejandroSW 233°2,732 m17.2 mi
Cerro MontosoSW 226°2,616 m9.6 mi
Cerro ColoradoWSW 250°2,610 m11.9 mi
Cerro del DuraznoSW 225°2,592 m10.9 mi
Cerro ColoradoSSW 203°2,587 m12.6 mi
Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa RosaSSW 209°2,570 m12.4 mi
Cerro ChavezWSW 252°2,504 m13.7 mi
Cerrito del RelampagoWSW 237°2,503 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5419:5120:28
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1516:2117:00

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

OpenStreetMap element node/357592991

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