El Cerrito
El Cerrito rises to 2,111 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Naranja, a peak 2.2 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2111 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 24.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 22 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Naranja: 2.2 mi
- Loma Coyote: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 4.0 mi
- Cerro Pedernal: 4.8 mi
- Mesa Alta: 5.0 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 11.5 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 11.6 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 18.5 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 18.9 mi
- Footbath Spring: 19.0 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 8.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 9.7 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Poshuoinge: 17.6 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 8.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 12.2 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 12.2 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 12.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 22.1 mi
- Camp May: 22.3 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 23.2 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 24.5 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 6.3 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 15.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.3 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 12.0 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 12.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 15.1 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 14.9 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 25.0 mi
- Nexus: 25.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.7 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of El Cerrito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SSE 150° | 3,558 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SE 137° | 3,517 m | 16.5 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SE 130° | 3,419 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SSE 147° | 3,323 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSE 166° | 3,225 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSE 167° | 3,174 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SSE 166° | 3,144 m | 10.3 mi |
| Indian Point | SSE 152° | 3,118 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573193
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