Cerro Pelon
Cerro Pelon rises to 2,110 m in New Mexico. Sierra Pelada stands 2,962 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Cobreros Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,110 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 16.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 16.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 11 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 24 mi
- Madera Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Cobreros Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Lone Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Captain Davis Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Cunningham Hill: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Horse: 10.4 mi
- Fan Pole: 10.8 mi
- Moon Crescent: 11.1 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 12.3 mi
- Red Horse: 14.0 mi
- Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 10.7 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 10.7 mi
- Stanley Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Lamy Park: 12.4 mi
- Pueblo Cañon Park: 15.4 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 12.4 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 12.4 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 12.4 mi
- Hamilton: 12.4 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 10.6 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 10.9 mi
- Pflueger: 12.3 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 18.4 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 18.4 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 12.3 mi
- Henderson Store: 13.2 mi
- Mountain Village: 18.1 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 18.0 mi
- Biowall: 19.3 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Roland Meadow Garden: 23.6 mi
- Goede Orchard Garden: 23.6 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 8.3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 15.7 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 16.1 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 19.8 mi
- Yoh toh: 11.4 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Spring: 24.2 mi
- Wolf Spring: 24.8 mi
- Cienega Spring: 24.9 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 24.9 mi
- Doc Long Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
- Sulphur Canyon Picnic Ground: 24.3 mi
- Cienega Canyon Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 24.6 mi
- Dry Camp Picnic Ground: 24.9 mi
- Waldo: 12.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 16.1 mi
- Hagan: 18.2 mi
- Las Ruedas: 22.7 mi
- White Bluffs: 6.3 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 9.5 mi
- Devils Throne: 11.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Cerro Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pelada | NNE 18° | 2,962 m | 22.8 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,779 m | 24.4 mi |
| Placer Mountain | W 274° | 2,700 m | 10.1 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 233° | 2,665 m | 16.2 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NNE 25° | 2,657 m | 21.9 mi |
| Palomas Peak | WSW 255° | 2,647 m | 24.2 mi |
| Glorieta Mesa | NE 45° | 2,499 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cerro de Escobas | NE 47° | 2,499 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 2 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583040
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 11 mi
- Edgewood · 21 mi
- Pecos · 25 mi
- Santa Fe · 25 mi
- Cedar Crest · 26 mi
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