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Cerros Oso

Cerros Oso, seen from above at true elevation

Cerros Oso rises to 2,095 m in New Mexico. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma del Medio, a peak 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2095 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.46698, -105.58751

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 30
  • Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 8.1 mi
  • ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 8.1 mi
  • Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 8.2 mi
  • Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 8.3 mi
  • Careflight 5 Memorial: 10.4 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Dalton Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 14.5 mi
  • Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 16.8 mi
  • Fishing Hole: 18.3 mi
  • Big Pine: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 3
  • Alamosa Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Hermit's Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hyde Park Falls: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Cerros Oso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainN 5°3,550 m20.8 mi
Mount BarkerN 3°3,490 m20.5 mi
Valle de la PiedraN 6°3,340 m18.0 mi
Rosilla PeakN 353°3,231 m18.5 mi
Thompson PeakNW 319°3,215 m18.8 mi
Hermit PeakNNE 27°3,127 m21.5 mi
Glorieta BaldyNW 317°3,116 m17.5 mi
Chaperito KnobN 350°3,096 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4819:4420:22
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0916:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323641485666696861514032
Precip in0.70.60.70.71.01.23.23.01.71.21.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593217

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