Cerro Salado
Cerro Salado rises to 2,145 m in New Mexico. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Banco de la Casa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 33 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2145 m
How to reach it
- 33.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Banco de la Casa: 1.2 mi
- Cerro Tinaja: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Chamisa Losa: 3.0 mi
- Mesita Leon: 4.0 mi
- Mesita de la Ventana: 4.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Hoodoos: 15.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 15.8 mi
- Petroglyphs: 16.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 20.8 mi
- Ojo Frio: 6.0 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 10.3 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 21.7 mi
- Corner Spring: 24.1 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 25.0 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 14.2 mi
- Puerto Grande: 16.2 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 20.8 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 21.0 mi
- Standing Rock: 23.3 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 8.4 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 15.0 mi
- Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker: 24.8 mi
- Tower Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Tower Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 22.9 mi
- Cabezon: 10.3 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Cerro Salado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerros De Alejandro | WSW 246° | 2,732 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | WSW 250° | 2,616 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | W 271° | 2,610 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | WSW 246° | 2,592 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SW 216° | 2,587 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cerro Marquez | SSW 214° | 2,574 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | SW 223° | 2,570 m | 9.2 mi |
| B-52 Hill | SW 217° | 2,553 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612904
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