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Cerro Pelado

Cerro Pelado, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3082.9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.78419, -106.54920

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 21
Springs: 19
  • 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
Attractions: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
  • Bear Jump: 7.6 mi
  • Water Canyon pour-off: 19.3 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.6 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.8 mi
  • Cerro Valdez: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Cerro Pelado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakN 354°3,434 m6.1 mi
South MountainNNE 15°3,265 m3.8 mi
Pajarito MountainNE 49°3,176 m11.0 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNNE 22°3,148 m10.9 mi
Cerro GrandeNE 52°3,098 m9.6 mi
Los GriegosN 350°3,077 m0.8 mi
San Antonio MountainNNW 341°3,041 m11.2 mi
Las ConchasNE 49°3,030 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5119:4820:26
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1316:1716:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357610921

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