Cerro Micho
Cerro Micho rises to 2,232 m in New Mexico. Cerro Grande stands 3,098 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Rito, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2232 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 11.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 12.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 15 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 15 mi
- Village Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Rito: 1.3 mi
- Caja del Rio Plateau: 1.7 mi
- Twin Hills: 1.8 mi
- Montoso Peak: 2.4 mi
- Colorado Peak: 3.5 mi
- Caja del Rio information kiosk: 5.8 mi
- Natural Park: 6.3 mi
- PAHOA land: 7.1 mi
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish: 7.1 mi
- Estes Park: 7.1 mi
- Big Kiva: 6.6 mi
- Long House: 6.9 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 7.3 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 8.3 mi
- Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 9.6 mi
- Strange Trio: 8.0 mi
- Ancestral Pueblo Cooking Pot Replica AD 1200-1550: 8.1 mi
- Flying Folds (Origami Crane): 8.1 mi
- Kites of Many Colors: 8.1 mi
- Black-on-Red Jar Replica Approximately 1910: 8.2 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 10.4 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 10.5 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 11.4 mi
- Alien Museum: 11.5 mi
- Thaw Art History Center: 12.6 mi
- Alcove House: 7.5 mi
- Amphitheater: 7.7 mi
- F-111 Fighter Jet: 8.9 mi
- The Narrows: 9.3 mi
- Alcove: 9.5 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Biowall: 13.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 13.4 mi
- Ancho Spring: 4.9 mi
- Doe Springs: 5.8 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 6.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.0 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 10.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Camp May: 17.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 12.6 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 20.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 22.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 20.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 20.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 24.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 5.2 mi
- Bear Jump: 15.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 18.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 19.5 mi
- Buckman: 8.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 12.8 mi
- Waldo: 18.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Cerro Micho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Grande | NW 312° | 3,098 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | WNW 301° | 2,678 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bearhead Peak | W 274° | 2,645 m | 16.2 mi |
| Saint Peter's Dome | WNW 289° | 2,580 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | WNW 298° | 2,527 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cochiti Mesa | WNW 287° | 2,500 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mesa del Rito | WNW 302° | 2,492 m | 12.3 mi |
| Boundary Peak | WNW 293° | 2,479 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606016
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