Cerro Verde
Cerro Verde rises to 2,173 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,173 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Volcano Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mesa Cimarron: 4.0 mi
- Cerro Alesna: 4.4 mi
- Mesa Gallina: 4.4 mi
- Sharp Point: 13.1 mi
- Seama Mesa: 21.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 22.4 mi
- Crow Point: 24.1 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 16.3 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 24.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 24.9 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.7 mi
- Acoma Museum: 19.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Cerro Verde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gallina | SE 142° | 2,332 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | S 180° | 2,320 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | SW 233° | 2,309 m | 13.5 mi |
| Victorino Mesa | SW 233° | 2,307 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | SSE 155° | 2,261 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | W 263° | 2,230 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mesa del Oro | SW 232° | 2,227 m | 14.5 mi |
| Ward Mesa | WSW 253° | 2,216 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583064
Day trips start here
- Belen · 30 mi
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