Cerro Frio
Cerro Frio rises to 2,576 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Ortiz, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,576 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Ortiz: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Redondo: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 4.4 mi
- Cerro Aguila: 4.4 mi
- Mesa Chivato: 4.5 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.2 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 5.4 mi
- Corner Spring: 5.5 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 7.1 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 10.9 mi
- Puerto Grande: 11.6 mi
- Frog Mesa: 13.5 mi
- Seama Mesa: 16.7 mi
- Standing Rock: 19.1 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 12.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 14.4 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 14.7 mi
- Smokey Circle: 21.8 mi
- Truman Park: 21.8 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.7 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 21.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 23.0 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 22.1 mi
- Tower Ruins: 23.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.9 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 22.9 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 22.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Jesus: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Cerro Frio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | WSW 258° | 3,449 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | W 274° | 3,057 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cerro Osha | WNW 289° | 2,947 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cerro Venada | W 279° | 2,824 m | 7.8 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | SW 235° | 2,807 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | NNW 343° | 2,735 m | 3.1 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | N 5° | 2,732 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | NNE 32° | 2,716 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593099
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