Chromo Mountain
Chromo Mountain rises to 3,006 m in New Mexico. Conejos Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Mesa, a peak 2.8 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,006 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Creek Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 3.2 mi
- Crowley Peak: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Diamante: 4.7 mi
- Briggs Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 9.4 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 18.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 20.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.3 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 4.9 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 9.3 mi
- V Rock: 11.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Poso Park: 16.7 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 19.7 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.9 mi
- Bull: 9.9 mi
- TA Marker: 19.7 mi
- Brazos Falls: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Chromo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conejos Peak | NNE 21° | 4,011 m | 24.4 mi |
| Banded Peak | NNE 30° | 3,892 m | 11.6 mi |
| Blackhead Peak | N 354° | 3,778 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chama Peak | NE 46° | 3,662 m | 8.0 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | N 355° | 3,652 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | N 356° | 3,649 m | 12.6 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | ENE 63° | 3,587 m | 16.8 mi |
| Squaretop Mountain | N 349° | 3,567 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chama, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887574 — Chromo Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571998
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