Cerro Tinaja
Cerro Tinaja rises to 2,052 m in New Mexico. Cerro Montoso stands 2,616 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita de la Ventana, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 33 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,052 m
How to reach it
- 32.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesita de la Ventana: 1.1 mi
- Mesita Leon: 1.2 mi
- Big Bead Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Salado: 2.9 mi
- Banco de la Casa: 3.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Hoodoos: 13.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 14.2 mi
- White Mesa: 18.4 mi
- Rio Puerco Rock Formations: 19.8 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 14.0 mi
- Puerto Grande: 15.6 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 19.5 mi
- Standing Rock: 21.7 mi
- Tower Ruins: 1.2 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 20.7 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 24.4 mi
- Ojo Frio: 8.1 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 13.0 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 21.0 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 8.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 11.2 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 13.4 mi
- Cabezon: 10.3 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Cerro Tinaja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Montoso | W 263° | 2,616 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | WSW 259° | 2,592 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SW 232° | 2,587 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cerro Marquez | SW 224° | 2,574 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | WSW 239° | 2,570 m | 10.2 mi |
| B-52 Hill | SW 228° | 2,553 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cerro Chavez | W 275° | 2,504 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cerrito del Relampago | W 278° | 2,503 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905004 — Cerro Tinaja, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593201
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