Cerro Picacho
Cerro Picacho rises to 2,459 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Peter's Dome, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,459 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 10.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 17.9 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 16 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 16 mi
- Village Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Corky: 10.6 mi
- Tranquility: 10.6 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 10.6 mi
- Touch the Sky: 10.6 mi
- Lucky: 10.6 mi
- Saint Peter's Dome: 1.3 mi
- Cerro Boletas: 1.4 mi
- Boundary Peak: 2.1 mi
- Horn Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 3.3 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Long House: 6.5 mi
- Big Kiva: 6.6 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 8.7 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 10.3 mi
- Natural Park: 10.0 mi
- PAHOA land: 10.5 mi
- Kiva: 10.6 mi
- Rocket Park: 11.1 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 11.1 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Alcove: 5.5 mi
- The Narrows: 5.5 mi
- Alcove House: 6.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 5.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 6.5 mi
- American Spring: 6.7 mi
- Armstead Spring: 7.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 8.1 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 10.7 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 10.8 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 18.1 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 19.0 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 19.0 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 23.3 mi
- Biowall: 23.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 6.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 10.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 22.3 mi
- Devils Throne: 24.7 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 13.6 mi
- Buckman: 13.8 mi
- Bonanza City: 21.0 mi
- Waldo: 24.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.9 mi
- Rendija Arch: 12.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Cerro Picacho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NW 312° | 3,434 m | 13.6 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 308° | 3,265 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | N 354° | 3,176 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNW 348° | 3,098 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | WNW 288° | 3,083 m | 9.9 mi |
| Los Griegos | WNW 291° | 3,077 m | 10.3 mi |
| Las Conchas | WNW 298° | 3,030 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | NW 321° | 3,018 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cochiti DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918144 — Cerro Picacho, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606020
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 4 mi
- Pojoaque · 23 mi
- Española · 25 mi
- Santa Fe · 25 mi
- Madrid · 26 mi
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