Cerro Pelon
Cerro Pelon rises to 2,992 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Ojo, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,992 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 20.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 40.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 12 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa del Ojo: 1.9 mi
- Cerro Pavo: 3.0 mi
- Cerro del Grant: 3.1 mi
- Cerro de la Garita: 4.1 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 4.9 mi
- Fenton Lake: 12.0 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 13.2 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 14.4 mi
- Time Capsule: 17.4 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 17.7 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 8.1 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 8.2 mi
- Footbath Spring: 8.3 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 8.3 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 8.3 mi
- Soda Dam: 17.0 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 17.4 mi
- Human sundial: 18.4 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 18.4 mi
- Cuba Rams: 19.6 mi
- Nexus: 18.4 mi
- Golondrina: 18.9 mi
- Touch the Sky: 19.2 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 19.2 mi
- Lucky: 19.2 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 11.5 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 12.2 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
- Camp May: 14.2 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 17.9 mi
- Kiva: 18.2 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 19.5 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 19.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 4.5 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 15.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 15.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 22.1 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 19.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 19.2 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 19.9 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 22.0 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 22.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 6.6 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.2 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Jemez Falls: 14.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 16.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Cerro Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | ESE 108° | 3,558 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | E 96° | 3,517 m | 11.9 mi |
| Redondo Peak | S 170° | 3,434 m | 10.9 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | ENE 78° | 3,419 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | ESE 104° | 3,323 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,265 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | ESE 118° | 3,225 m | 4.1 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | ESE 111° | 3,200 m | 13.8 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 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593161
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 23 mi
- Española · 30 mi
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