Colorado Peak
Colorado Peak rises to 2,227 m in New Mexico. Cerro Grande stands 3,098 m to the northwest, 18 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.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,227 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 10.8 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 14.1 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Village Vista · 16 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caja del Rio Plateau: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Micho: 3.5 mi
- Cerro Rito: 3.7 mi
- Tetilla Peak: 3.9 mi
- Cerrito Pelado: 4.2 mi
- Morning Zia: 10.4 mi
- Turkey: 10.5 mi
- Hare: 10.5 mi
- Pen Zia: 11.1 mi
- Ancestral Pueblo Cooking Pot Replica AD 1200-1550: 11.2 mi
- Big Kiva: 8.6 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 8.8 mi
- Long House: 8.8 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 9.1 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 9.3 mi
- Caja del Rio information kiosk: 7.5 mi
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish: 8.2 mi
- Las Golondrinas: 9.0 mi
- Municipal Recreation Sports Complex: 9.1 mi
- La Paloma Park: 9.3 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 8.8 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 8.8 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 11.4 mi
- Alien Museum: 12.6 mi
- Thaw Art History Center: 13.7 mi
- 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
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 13.1 mi
- Biowall: 13.3 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 12.8 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 22.1 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 22.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 22.6 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 22.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 23.9 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 8.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 14.1 mi
- Devils Throne: 15.9 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 17.2 mi
- Bonanza City: 11.0 mi
- Buckman: 12.3 mi
- Waldo: 15.4 mi
- Hagan: 24.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Rendija Arch: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Colorado Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Grande | NW 323° | 3,098 m | 17.8 mi |
| Aspen Peak | WNW 292° | 2,819 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cerro la Jara | W 280° | 2,711 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | NW 314° | 2,678 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bearhead Peak | WNW 286° | 2,645 m | 15.1 mi |
| Saint Peter's Dome | NW 308° | 2,580 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | NW 315° | 2,527 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cochiti Mesa | WNW 301° | 2,500 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cochiti DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610933
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