Cerro Encinoso
Cerro Encinoso rises to 2,313 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowhead Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2313 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 25.4 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 15 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 24 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 26 mi
- Village Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrowhead Point: 1.2 mi
- Rowe Hill: 5.4 mi
- Rowe Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Pine Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Punta Pajarita: 5.5 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 11.5 mi
- Pecos National Park: 11.6 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Pecos Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
- Big Cola Can: 13.3 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 13.6 mi
- Blue Wolf: 14.6 mi
- Moon Crescent: 15.4 mi
- Red Horse: 15.5 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 11.5 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 11.5 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 11.6 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 11.7 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 12.5 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 23.7 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 23.8 mi
- Biowall: 23.9 mi
- Native American Garden: 24.1 mi
- Garden Overlook: 24.1 mi
- Pflueger: 13.6 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 24.1 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 24.1 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 24.1 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 24.1 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 14.5 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 15.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 19.4 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 19.1 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 21.6 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 24.2 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 24.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 13.1 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 23.3 mi
- Las Ruedas: 8.0 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Cerro Encinoso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NNW 339° | 3,215 m | 21.3 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NNW 339° | 3,116 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | N 4° | 3,096 m | 23.1 mi |
| Viveash Mesa | N 2° | 3,001 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NNW 328° | 2,962 m | 20.9 mi |
| Barillas Peak | NE 41° | 2,844 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,841 m | 22.3 mi |
| Monument Rock | NNW 339° | 2,830 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904971 — Cerro Encinoso, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593095
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