Cerro Leonides
Cerro Leonides rises to 2,416 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Americano, a peak 1.4 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,416 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 24.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 11 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Americano: 1.4 mi
- Cerro Negro: 2.1 mi
- Cerro Hueco: 2.7 mi
- Cerrito Comadre: 2.9 mi
- Jacks Peak: 3.5 mi
- Aragon Spring: 8.4 mi
- Mule Spring: 10.7 mi
- Caruco Spring: 11.8 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 12.9 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 13.2 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 4.3 mi
- Bandera Crater: 8.3 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 10.9 mi
- Double Sinks: 11.1 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 11.2 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- McElroy Park: 24.1 mi
- Long Park: 24.2 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 24.8 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 24.9 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 17.5 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 17.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 21.9 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 24.9 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 20.6 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 22.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.9 mi
- Lava Bridge: 5.5 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 17.5 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 23.8 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 25.0 mi
- Jesus: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Cerro Leonides. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NNE 17° | 2,819 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,777 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 62° | 2,642 m | 15.3 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,625 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pelon | ESE 112° | 2,599 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SSW 211° | 2,593 m | 10.2 mi |
| North Pelon | ESE 110° | 2,558 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | NE 47° | 2,539 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593110
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