Cerro Venado
Cerro Venado rises to 1,949 m in New Mexico. North Oscura Peak stands 2,431 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuesta de la McBride, a peak 7.9 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,949 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 19.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.9 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 25 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 26 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 26 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- Cuesta de la McBride: 7.9 mi
- La Cebolla: 8.4 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 8.5 mi
- Cerro Pardo: 9.6 mi
- TEMP REF: 10.5 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 19.0 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 19.1 mi
- Crane Mural: 19.1 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Marker: 19.2 mi
- Socorro History Wheel: 19.2 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 15.4 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 17.8 mi
- Isidro Baca Park Veterans' Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 19.2 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 12.7 mi
- Cibola Spring: 14.2 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 15.0 mi
- Bursum Spring: 15.5 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 15.5 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 19.3 mi
- Sedillo Park: 19.4 mi
- West Place Park: 19.5 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 20.1 mi
- San Antonio Park: 20.3 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 18.6 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 23.0 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 23.3 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- López Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
- Hammel Museum: 19.0 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 19.8 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Venado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Oscura Peak | SSE 153° | 2,431 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bug Peak | SSE 152° | 2,422 m | 24.5 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | N 359° | 2,294 m | 22.7 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | W 274° | 2,208 m | 23.0 mi |
| Rayo Hills | NNE 24° | 2,205 m | 17.0 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | W 274° | 2,198 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | N 3° | 2,191 m | 21.2 mi |
| La Cebolla | NNW 329° | 2,167 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583060
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