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Cerro Venado

Cerro Venado, seen from above at true elevation

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. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 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
1949 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05146, -106.55862

Overlooks nearby

105 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 15
  • 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
Parks: 13
Springs: 9
  • 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
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Oscura PeakSSE 153°2,431 m23.2 mi
Bug PeakSSE 152°2,422 m24.5 mi
Whiteface MountainN 359°2,294 m22.7 mi
Socorro Peak (East)W 274°2,208 m23.0 mi
Rayo HillsNNE 24°2,205 m17.0 mi
Socorro Peak (West)W 274°2,198 m23.2 mi
Cerro MontosoN 3°2,191 m21.2 mi
La CebollaNNW 329°2,167 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5619:4520:22
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:0916:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374249566574767569584637
Precip in0.40.60.40.30.40.82.41.81.41.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583060

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