Cuchillo de Fernando
Cuchillo de Fernando rises to 3,445 m in New Mexico. Jicarita Peak stands 3,904 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Osha Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,445 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 23.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 51.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 14 mi
- Base Camp View · 25 mi
144 named places within 25 miles
- Osha Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Vista: 3.7 mi
- Little Blue Peak: 4.8 mi
- Cerro Olla: 5.9 mi
- Sierra de Don Fernando: 6.3 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Shortcut: 15.3 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Taos County Courthouse Historic Site: 15.4 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 12.3 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 12.4 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 12.7 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 15.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 15.4 mi
- Olympic Park: 8.6 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 9.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Ranchos Park: 14.7 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 15.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 15.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 15.3 mi
- Bent House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 15.4 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 16.7 mi
- Loring Spring: 12.1 mi
- Apache Springs: 12.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 14.0 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 15.8 mi
- Red Horse: 15.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 15.4 mi
- Native Art: 16.4 mi
- Eagle: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 18.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 21.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 12.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 21.1 mi
- Palisades: 21.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cuchillo de Fernando. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jicarita Peak | SW 218° | 3,904 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | N 353° | 3,779 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pueblo Peak | NNW 336° | 3,746 m | 16.9 mi |
| Larkspur Peak | N 350° | 3,656 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cerro Olla | SW 228° | 3,643 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cerro Vista | SW 231° | 3,638 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ripley Point | SW 224° | 3,594 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Phillips | NE 37° | 3,553 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593592
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