Cerro la Jara
Cerro la Jara rises to 2,711 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruiz Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,711 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 13.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 12 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruiz Peak: 1.5 mi
- Tres Cerros: 1.5 mi
- Bearhead Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cerrito Yelo: 2.6 mi
- Oaks Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 10.6 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 10.7 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 12.3 mi
- PUEBLO OF JÉMEZ HISTORIC MARKER: 12.3 mi
- Golondrina: 17.0 mi
- Corky: 17.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 17.1 mi
- Tranquility: 17.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 17.1 mi
- Alamo Spring: 9.4 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 9.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 10.9 mi
- American Spring: 11.8 mi
- Armstead Spring: 12.1 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 4.6 mi
- Human sundial: 10.5 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Soda Dam: 10.9 mi
- Walatoa Slot Canyon: 11.8 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 10.5 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Kiva: 16.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 17.7 mi
- Natural Park: 18.2 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 7.4 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 9.0 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 10.8 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 11.3 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 17.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 17.3 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 24.8 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 24.8 mi
- Bear Jump: 3.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 18.5 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.4 mi
- Jemez Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 15.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 17.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.3 mi
- Buckman: 21.9 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Cerro la Jara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | N 349° | 3,434 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Mountain | N 356° | 3,265 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 28° | 3,176 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNE 28° | 3,098 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | NNW 343° | 3,083 m | 5.5 mi |
| Los Griegos | NNW 344° | 3,077 m | 6.3 mi |
| Las Conchas | N 359° | 3,030 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,018 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:18 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606009
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 12 mi
- Bernalillo · 28 mi
- Madrid · 29 mi
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