Cerro Pomo
Cerro Pomo rises to 2,382 m in New Mexico. Cerro Alto stands 2,593 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Cantina, a peak 1.3 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49019567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,382 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 25 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 26 mi
66 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Cantina: 1.3 mi
- Cerro Montoso: 2.7 mi
- Cerro Brujos: 4.4 mi
- Cerro Gatos: 5.6 mi
- Monte Seco: 5.7 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 17.4 mi
- Red Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Bandera Crater: 24.7 mi
- Lightning Field: 16.5 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 18.9 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- The Lightning Field: 17.1 mi
- Aragon Springs: 18.6 mi
- Lava Bridge: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Pomo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Alto | N 10° | 2,593 m | 7.0 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | S 181° | 2,593 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | NNE 30° | 2,539 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | NNE 23° | 2,528 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cerro Chato | NNE 28° | 2,504 m | 9.9 mi |
| Techado Mountain | S 186° | 2,490 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cerro Piedrita | NNE 21° | 2,487 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cerro Rendija | NNE 29° | 2,487 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897905 — Cerro Pomo, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583050
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