Cerro Marquez
Cerro Marquez rises to 2,574 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is B-52 Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,574 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 31.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- B-52 Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Chivato: 3.6 mi
- Mesa Marquez: 3.6 mi
- Mesa de Cañoncito: 4.0 mi
- Mesa Chivato: 4.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 19.6 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 19.9 mi
- The Wall: 23.8 mi
- Moon Rocks: 24.0 mi
- Corner Spring: 11.3 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 11.7 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.6 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 14.0 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 3.9 mi
- Puerto Grande: 5.9 mi
- Standing Rock: 15.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 17.6 mi
- Seama Mesa: 22.3 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 5.6 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 7.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 19.1 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Tower Ruins: 16.0 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Cerro Marquez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | WSW 248° | 3,449 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WSW 252° | 3,057 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cerro Osha | WSW 257° | 2,947 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cerro Venada | WSW 258° | 2,824 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | W 261° | 2,735 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | NW 319° | 2,732 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | W 280° | 2,716 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | W 273° | 2,691 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583010
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