Cerro la Jara
Cerro la Jara rises to 2,667 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Valles Caldera supervolcano, a peak 1.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,667 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 27.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Valles Caldera supervolcano: 1.3 mi
- Rabbit Mountain: 2.1 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 2.5 mi
- Scooter Peak: 3.3 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 2.3 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 10.9 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 10.9 mi
- Golondrina: 10.7 mi
- Corky: 10.9 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 10.9 mi
- Touch the Sky: 10.9 mi
- Tranquility: 10.9 mi
- Alamo Spring: 4.1 mi
- Armstead Spring: 6.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 6.3 mi
- American Spring: 6.4 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 7.6 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Kiva: 10.1 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 11.5 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 12.0 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 13.0 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Alcove: 10.6 mi
- The Narrows: 10.8 mi
- Soda Dam: 11.5 mi
- Human sundial: 12.3 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 3.2 mi
- Camp May: 6.2 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 6.7 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 7.9 mi
- Bear Jump: 11.1 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 17.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 17.0 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.7 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 11.0 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 21.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 24.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 6.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 14.7 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.8 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 10.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 11.0 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.7 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Rendija Arch: 9.8 mi
- Buckman: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cerro la Jara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NNE 15° | 3,558 m | 9.5 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WNW 288° | 3,434 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NNE 19° | 3,323 m | 10.1 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,265 m | 2.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | N 349° | 3,225 m | 10.1 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NE 47° | 3,200 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | ENE 67° | 3,176 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NE 40° | 3,169 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606012
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 11 mi
- Española · 26 mi
- Pojoaque · 27 mi
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