Cerro Montoso
Cerro Montoso rises to 2,633 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2633 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 5 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cerro de la Olla: 6.0 mi
- Cerro Chiflo: 6.1 mi
- Cebolla Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Guadalupe Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- State Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Questa Community Park: 10.3 mi
- D H Lawrence Ranch University of New Mexico Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
- Shortcut: 9.9 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Earthship Community: 10.9 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.5 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 10.4 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 13.8 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 20.3 mi
- Davy Museum: 6.8 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 11.3 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 18.6 mi
- Little Red School House: 20.5 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 20.8 mi
- Questa Apple: 11.3 mi
- Native Art: 20.0 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 21.3 mi
- Red Horse: 21.8 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 21.0 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 22.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 23.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 6.7 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 10.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 13.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Comanche Rim: 18.2 mi
- La Vinateria: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Cerro Montoso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | ESE 112° | 4,011 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Walter | ESE 112° | 3,996 m | 21.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | ESE 114° | 3,989 m | 21.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | ESE 114° | 3,953 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | ESE 115° | 3,929 m | 19.8 mi |
| Venado Peak | ENE 62° | 3,880 m | 17.2 mi |
| Gold Hill | E 97° | 3,872 m | 17.4 mi |
| Latir Mesa | ENE 62° | 3,870 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cerro, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904979 — Cerro Montoso, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593120
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