Cerro Piñon
Cerro Piñon rises to 2,704 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Valles Caldera National Preserve, a park 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2704 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Valles Caldera supervolcano: 2.5 mi
- Cerro la Jara: 2.5 mi
- Cerro del Medio: 2.8 mi
- Cerros del Abrigo: 2.9 mi
- Cerros de Trasquilar: 3.6 mi
- Golondrina: 10.4 mi
- Nexus: 10.5 mi
- Corky: 10.7 mi
- Touch the Sky: 10.7 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 10.7 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 3.5 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 9.9 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 10.6 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 10.7 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
- Kiva: 9.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 11.2 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 12.5 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Alcove: 11.6 mi
- The Narrows: 11.8 mi
- Soda Dam: 12.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 13.5 mi
- Alamo Spring: 5.7 mi
- Armstead Spring: 6.8 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 6.9 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 6.9 mi
- Footbath Spring: 6.9 mi
- Camp May: 5.4 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 5.6 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 8.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 8.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 10.7 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 10.7 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 21.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 24.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 24.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 13.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 14.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 15.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 17.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 8.4 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 16.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 8.2 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.0 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 9.0 mi
- Buckman: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cerro Piñon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NNE 20° | 3,558 m | 7.1 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NE 37° | 3,517 m | 10.1 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WSW 250° | 3,434 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NNE 24° | 3,323 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,265 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | NNW 345° | 3,225 m | 7.7 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,200 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | E 93° | 3,176 m | 5.2 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 | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606025
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 12 mi
- Española · 25 mi
- Pojoaque · 26 mi
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