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Cerro Rito

Cerro Rito, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Rito rises to 2,248 m in New Mexico. Sawyer Mesa stands 2,678 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Caja del Rio Plateau, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2248 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.70003, -106.17475

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Caja del Rio information kiosk: 4.6 mi
  • New Mexico Department of Game & Fish: 5.8 mi
  • Estes Park: 6.1 mi
  • Municipal Recreation Sports Complex: 6.9 mi
  • Natural Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 31
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 7.7 mi
  • Alcove House: 8.7 mi
  • Amphitheater: 9.0 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 9.4 mi
  • Mountain Village: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Ancho Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Doe Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Soda Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Camp May: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Cerro Rito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawyer MesaWNW 301°2,678 m16.5 mi
Picacho PeakE 95°2,590 m16.2 mi
Saint Peter's DomeWNW 290°2,580 m11.7 mi
Rabbit HillWNW 299°2,527 m12.9 mi
Cochiti MesaWNW 288°2,500 m15.9 mi
Mesa del RitoWNW 302°2,492 m13.6 mi
Boundary PeakWNW 294°2,479 m11.1 mi
Moon MountainESE 102°2,464 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918147 — Cerro Rito, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357606035

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