Cerro Pelado
Cerro Pelado rises to 3,083 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Griegos, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,082.9 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 25.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 7 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 7 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Griegos: 0.8 mi
- Peralta Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Las Conchas: 1.9 mi
- Cerro del Pino: 3.5 mi
- Aspen Peak: 3.5 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 7.0 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 7.7 mi
- Fenton Lake: 12.0 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 13.8 mi
- Golondrina: 15.2 mi
- Corky: 15.3 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 15.3 mi
- Tranquility: 15.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 15.3 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 5.1 mi
- Alamo Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 9.3 mi
- Electric Spring: 9.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 9.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 5.1 mi
- Soda Dam: 7.7 mi
- Human sundial: 8.0 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 8.0 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 12.6 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 2.6 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 4.0 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 6.1 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 6.4 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 7.7 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Kiva: 14.6 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 15.9 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 17.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 7.6 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 19.3 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 21.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 23.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 16.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.2 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 15.4 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 15.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 14.9 mi
- Buckman: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Cerro Pelado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | N 354° | 3,434 m | 6.1 mi |
| South Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,265 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NE 49° | 3,176 m | 11.0 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NNE 22° | 3,148 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NE 52° | 3,098 m | 9.6 mi |
| Los Griegos | N 350° | 3,077 m | 0.8 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,041 m | 11.2 mi |
| Las Conchas | NE 49° | 3,030 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610921
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 13 mi
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