Cerro Jarocito
Cerro Jarocito rises to 2,993 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mining Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,993 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 28.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 46.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 15 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mining Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mesa Pinabetal: 5.1 mi
- Rock Creek Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Deer Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Loma Redonda: 5.5 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 10.6 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 12.0 mi
- Footbath Spring: 12.0 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 12.0 mi
- Fenton Lake: 11.9 mi
- Cuba: 13.7 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 14.2 mi
- San Juan Basin: 17.5 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 17.6 mi
- Cuba Rams: 12.7 mi
- Soda Dam: 18.6 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 19.9 mi
- Human sundial: 20.0 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 20.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 14.3 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 15.1 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 15.8 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 16.5 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 17.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 8.2 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 20.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 22.8 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 13.1 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 14.6 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 19.5 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 23.3 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 23.3 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 24.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
- Jemez Falls: 18.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 24.0 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Cerro Jarocito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | ESE 108° | 3,558 m | 16.0 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SE 145° | 3,434 m | 15.8 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | E 90° | 3,419 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | ESE 106° | 3,323 m | 16.5 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 145° | 3,265 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | ESE 111° | 3,225 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | ESE 105° | 3,174 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | ESE 123° | 3,148 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904974 — Cerro Jarocito, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593106
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 30 mi
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