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Cerro del Oro

Cerro del Oro, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro del Oro rises to 2,309 m in New Mexico. D Cross Mountain stands 2,589 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Oro, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2309 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65116, -107.47338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
  • Sharp Point: 20.3 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 22.0 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 22.1 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 22.6 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 22.6 mi
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.0 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Chavez Springs: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Cerro del Oro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
D Cross MountainSW 230°2,589 m18.6 mi
Techado MesaWSW 251°2,569 m17.5 mi
Wiley MesaWSW 245°2,528 m14.5 mi
Bell MountainSW 234°2,507 m20.0 mi
Middle MesaWSW 243°2,455 m16.3 mi
Broom MountainW 272°2,426 m8.4 mi
Blue MesaNW 320°2,367 m16.8 mi
Mesa GallinaENE 71°2,332 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4919:22
June solstice05:5819:5020:27
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1416:2517:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541485767686661513931
Precip in0.80.70.70.30.80.62.62.61.51.00.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582945

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