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Cuchilla Del Ojo

Cuchilla Del Ojo, seen from above at true elevation

Cuchilla Del Ojo rises to 2,442 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponce de Leon Hot Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32086, -105.60029

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Historic sites: 16
  • Fort Burgwin: 3.4 mi
  • Taos Plaza: 6.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial 1985: 6.1 mi
  • Kit Carson Cemetary: 6.3 mi
  • Shortcut: 6.8 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Red Horse: 5.4 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 6.1 mi
  • Native Art: 7.6 mi
  • Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 18.1 mi
  • Arroyo Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Quartzite River Access: 11.5 mi
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • La Vinateria: 5.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Cuchilla Del Ojo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakNNE 32°4,011 m19.2 mi
Mount WalterNNE 32°3,996 m19.5 mi
Old Mike PeakNE 35°3,989 m18.9 mi
Simpson PeakNNE 33°3,953 m18.8 mi
Lake Fork PeakNNE 28°3,929 m18.0 mi
Jicarita PeakS 173°3,904 m18.5 mi
Vallecito MountainNNE 28°3,848 m16.6 mi
Kachina PeakNNE 27°3,804 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4619:4620:24
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1116:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273340475566706861503828
Precip in0.70.50.70.81.20.91.51.81.41.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593589

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