Cerro Pelon
Cerro Pelon rises to 3,057 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper American Canyon Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,057 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Osha: 1.2 mi
- Cerro Venada: 3.0 mi
- Mount Taylor: 3.6 mi
- Cerro Redondo: 4.7 mi
- Cerro Ortiz: 4.7 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 0.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 1.1 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 1.5 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 2.3 mi
- Corner Spring: 2.5 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 15.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Puerto Grande: 16.4 mi
- Seama Mesa: 17.2 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 18.0 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 15.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 16.0 mi
- Smokey Circle: 17.4 mi
- Truman Park: 17.5 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 17.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 18.0 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 20.8 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 18.6 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 18.6 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.8 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 18.7 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Jesus: 20.3 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Cerro Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | SW 236° | 3,449 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cerro Osha | NNE 18° | 2,947 m | 1.2 mi |
| Cerro Venada | WNW 287° | 2,824 m | 3.0 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | SSW 204° | 2,807 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | NE 56° | 2,735 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | NNE 29° | 2,732 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | ENE 60° | 2,716 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | NE 54° | 2,691 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593156
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