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Cerro Rubio

Cerro Rubio, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Rubio rises to 3,169 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shell Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 6.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3169 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.94586, -106.40142

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 48
Historic sites: 33
Parks: 32
  • Kiva: 6.2 mi
  • Valles Caldera National Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 7.4 mi
  • Los Pueblos Park: 7.9 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 9.5 mi
Springs: 17
  • Pine Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 7.0 mi
  • American Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Apache Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Camp May: 3.3 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 11.3 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 4.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Cerro Rubio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNW 317°3,558 m4.0 mi
Chicoma MountainNNE 13°3,517 m4.4 mi
Redondo PeakWSW 240°3,434 m10.3 mi
Polvadera PeakN 359°3,419 m7.9 mi
Cerro ToledoNNW 328°3,323 m3.9 mi
South MountainSW 224°3,265 m10.5 mi
Cerro de la GaritaWNW 297°3,225 m8.1 mi
Caballo MountainENE 75°3,200 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606038

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