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Colorado Peak

Colorado Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Colorado Peak rises to 2,227 m in New Mexico. Aspen Peak stands 2,819 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Caja del Rio Plateau, a peak 3.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2227 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.66364, -106.22308

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Big Kiva: 8.6 mi
  • Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 8.8 mi
  • Long House: 8.8 mi
  • Ann Wauben: 9.0 mi
  • Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 9.1 mi
Artworks
Museums: 34
Attractions: 30
  • Peña Geoglyph: 8.3 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 8.5 mi
  • Plaza Salazar: 8.8 mi
  • Mountain Village: 9.0 mi
  • Alcove House: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Cochiti Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Doe Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Soda Springs: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Camp May: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Colorado Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen PeakWNW 292°2,819 m16.6 mi
Cerro la JaraW 280°2,711 m17.0 mi
Sawyer MesaNW 314°2,678 m15.8 mi
Bearhead PeakWNW 286°2,645 m15.1 mi
Saint Peter's DomeNW 308°2,580 m10.5 mi
Rabbit HillNW 315°2,527 m12.2 mi
Cochiti MesaWNW 301°2,500 m14.4 mi
Mesa del RitoNW 317°2,492 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354047546474787669574435
Precip in0.60.50.70.60.80.72.01.71.41.30.70.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357610933

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