Skip to content
Byway
Peak · New Mexico

Cerro Santa Rosa

Cerro Santa Rosa, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Santa Rosa rises to 2,814 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerros de Trasquilar, a peak 1.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 7.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2814 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.96030, -106.49726

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 43
  • Nexus: 11.5 mi
  • Golondrina: 11.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 12.1 mi
  • Multiverse 2020: 12.1 mi
  • Corky: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
Parks: 23
Springs: 19
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Electric Spring: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Camp May: 7.0 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 10.5 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 19.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Cerro Santa Rosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeNE 54°3,558 m3.2 mi
Chicoma MountainENE 63°3,517 m7.1 mi
Redondo PeakSSW 210°3,434 m7.1 mi
Polvadera PeakNE 37°3,419 m8.6 mi
Cerro ToledoNE 55°3,323 m4.1 mi
South MountainSSW 193°3,265 m8.7 mi
Cerro de la GaritaNW 325°3,225 m3.2 mi
Caballo MountainE 94°3,200 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:1316:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918149 — Cerro Santa Rosa, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357606041

More peaks in New Mexico

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Cerro Santa Rosa.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens