Cerro Seguro
Cerro Seguro rises to 1,957 m in New Mexico. Sierra Pelada stands 2,962 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Tetillitas, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,957 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 0.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.7 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 13.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 9 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 13 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 14 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Tetillitas: 1.0 mi
- Cerro de la Cruz: 2.1 mi
- Tsinat Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 2.7 mi
- Cerro Bonanza: 4.5 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 1.4 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 1.6 mi
- In the Hands of Children: 6.6 mi
- Acequia Madre Ditch No. 37: 7.5 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 1.6 mi
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Downs at Santa Fe Race Track: 3.6 mi
- Turquoise Trail Park: 5.0 mi
- SWAN Park: 5.2 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 1.5 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 1.5 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 6.6 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 9.2 mi
- Alien Museum: 10.1 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 1.5 mi
- Mountain Village: 1.5 mi
- The Downs: 3.7 mi
- F-111 Fighter Jet: 4.6 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 7.3 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 7.2 mi
- Biowall: 8.3 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Xeric Garden: 13.5 mi
- Yoh toh: 8.2 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 9.2 mi
- Ancho Spring: 15.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 15.8 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 16.5 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 8.0 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 14.2 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 15.9 mi
- Devils Throne: 8.6 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 9.3 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 15.3 mi
- Bear Jump: 20.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 3.0 mi
- Waldo: 8.4 mi
- Buckman: 18.3 mi
- Hagan: 20.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.8 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 15.0 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 20.7 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 23.0 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 3.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Cerro Seguro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pelada | ENE 72° | 2,962 m | 15.9 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,779 m | 16.1 mi |
| Placer Mountain | S 186° | 2,700 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | E 80° | 2,657 m | 17.8 mi |
| Picacho Peak | ENE 62° | 2,590 m | 16.0 mi |
| Saint Peter's Dome | NW 315° | 2,580 m | 18.4 mi |
| Granite Point | ENE 59° | 2,527 m | 17.5 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NW 318° | 2,479 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918150 — Cerro Seguro, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606046
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 11 mi
- Santa Fe · 14 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 18 mi
- Pojoaque · 23 mi
- Pecos · 26 mi
- Bernalillo · 30 mi
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