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El Cerro

El Cerro, seen from above at true elevation

El Cerro rises to 2,429 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dos Lomas, a peak 3.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.82974, -106.64809

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
  • El Camino Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Spring Number One: 22.0 mi
  • Turkey Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Dulce Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Warm Spring: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 9.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Cerro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banded PeakN 4°3,892 m19.0 mi
Chama PeakN 4°3,662 m14.6 mi
Chalk MountainsNNW 345°3,649 m22.3 mi
Jarosa PeakNNE 32°3,587 m19.6 mi
Grouse MesaE 89°3,477 m13.3 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 345°3,441 m18.7 mi
Brazos PeakE 96°3,440 m14.8 mi
Pinorealosa MountainNE 43°3,343 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:30
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1416:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425059656356453424
Precip in1.21.30.91.21.50.71.72.21.91.41.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tierra Amarilla 4 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357573196

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