Cerro Prieto
Cerro Prieto rises to 2,258 m in New Mexico. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawkins Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,258 m
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Hawkins Peak: 2.4 mi
- Flattop Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Hogeye Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 6.5 mi
- Mesa Tinaja: 7.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 11.3 mi
- Smith Spring: 13.9 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 14.7 mi
- Zuni Spring: 15.8 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 16.1 mi
- Red Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Prieto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | E 86° | 2,593 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 45° | 2,593 m | 23.1 mi |
| Techado Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,490 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | ESE 122° | 2,472 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NE 48° | 2,462 m | 24.9 mi |
| The Hub | S 172° | 2,458 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cerro Flora | NE 44° | 2,426 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | ENE 60° | 2,422 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583053
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