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Cerros de Amado

Cerros de Amado rises to 1,599 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Minas del Chupadero, a peak 0.7 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49019623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.10118, -106.80002

Overlooks nearby

141 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Springs: 29
  • Bursum Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Ojo del Coyote: 1.5 mi
  • Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 1.8 mi
  • Ojo de la Parida: 3.1 mi
  • Cook Spring: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 5.8 mi
  • Crane Mural: 6.0 mi
  • Searching for an Oasis: 6.0 mi
  • M Mountain Mural: 6.1 mi
  • Socorro History Wheel: 6.1 mi
Parks: 8
  • Sedillo Park: 6.0 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 6.2 mi
  • West Place Park: 6.4 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 6.8 mi
  • San Antonio Park: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 4.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerros de Amado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyWSW3,279 m23.5 mi
Timber PeakWSW3,181 m22.3 mi
North BaldyW3,003 m22.1 mi
Tip Top MountainW2,773 m22.4 mi
Buck PeakWSW2,764 m20.6 mi
North PeakW2,763 m22.3 mi
Italian PeakWSW2,752 m23.4 mi
Molino PeakWSW2,701 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:19
June solstice05:5719:4620:23
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1016:2417:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571832

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