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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.

What the record says

Elevation
3,169 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94586, -106.40142

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 47
Historic sites: 33
Parks: 22
  • 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: 13
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cerro Rubio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNW3,558 m4.0 mi
Chicoma MountainNNE3,517 m4.4 mi
Redondo PeakWSW3,434 m10.3 mi
Polvadera PeakN3,419 m7.9 mi
Cerro ToledoNNW3,323 m3.9 mi
South MountainSW3,265 m10.5 mi
Cerro de la GaritaWNW3,225 m8.1 mi
Caballo MountainENE3,200 m2.1 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606038

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