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Cerro Ermitano

Cerro Ermitano, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Ermitano rises to 2,198 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Piñon Hills, a peak 1.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58058, -104.31943

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 4
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 17.7 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 21.4 mi
  • Scouting Museum: 23.0 mi
  • Raton Museum: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Grave: 4.0 mi
  • Old Colfax County Courhouse: 21.4 mi
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Cerro Ermitano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakENE 67°2,682 m8.0 mi
Pine ButtesE 88°2,569 m8.4 mi
Palo Blanco MountainE 89°2,542 m13.2 mi
Raspberry MountainE 91°2,462 m5.9 mi
Hunter MesaN 7°2,460 m18.8 mi
The CraterE 97°2,448 m7.9 mi
Trujillo MesaESE 103°2,435 m8.8 mi
Dry MesaNNE 28°2,429 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4120:20
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0616:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240475665696861503829
Precip in0.30.30.70.81.61.92.62.51.61.00.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maxwell 3 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898279 — Cerro Ermitano, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357583606

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