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Cerro Pelon

Cerro Pelon, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Pelon rises to 2,381 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.04443, -107.26602

Overlooks nearby

158 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Springs: 35
  • Agua Fria Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Garcia Canyon Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Garcia Canyon Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Baldy Spring: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 20.0 mi
  • Shiva:Shiwana: 20.5 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 20.5 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 20.6 mi
  • The Desert Maiden: 20.6 mi
Parks: 13
  • Langmuir Research Site: 8.9 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 19.5 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 20.5 mi
  • West Place Park: 21.0 mi
  • Sedillo Park: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Mesa Cencerro: 17.9 mi
  • Hells Mesa: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldySE 130°3,279 m5.8 mi
Timber PeakSE 127°3,181 m7.6 mi
Mount WithingtonSW 228°3,077 m16.9 mi
Tower PeakSW 224°3,026 m17.3 mi
North BaldyE 85°3,003 m4.9 mi
A-L PeakSW 231°2,940 m14.6 mi
Tip Top MountainNE 50°2,773 m5.6 mi
Buck PeakESE 119°2,764 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:21
June solstice05:5919:4720:24
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1216:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541475666696761503931
Precip in0.50.50.50.50.70.62.72.82.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593149

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