Cerro Ortiz
Cerro Ortiz rises to 2,674 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Frio, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,674 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Frio: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Redondo: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 4.7 mi
- Cerro Osha: 4.7 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 5.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.9 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 5.1 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 5.5 mi
- Corner Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 7.0 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 11.3 mi
- Puerto Grande: 11.9 mi
- Frog Mesa: 12.8 mi
- Seama Mesa: 16.0 mi
- Standing Rock: 19.1 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 13.7 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 15.3 mi
- Truman Park: 21.4 mi
- Smokey Circle: 21.4 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.0 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 21.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 22.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 21.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.7 mi
- Tower Ruins: 24.0 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 22.5 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 22.5 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Jesus: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cerro Ortiz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | W 263° | 3,449 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WNW 283° | 3,057 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cerro Osha | WNW 297° | 2,947 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cerro Venada | WNW 284° | 2,824 m | 7.7 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | WSW 238° | 2,807 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | N 349° | 2,735 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | N 6° | 2,732 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | NNE 30° | 2,716 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593132
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