El Cerro
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. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 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
- 2,429 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
87 named places within 25 miles
- Dos Lomas: 3.5 mi
- Rabbit Peak: 5.5 mi
- Sawmill Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Loma Prado: 6.3 mi
- Tecolote Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 6.4 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- 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
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 11.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 15.2 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 6.5 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 12.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- V Rock: 21.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 10.4 mi
- Poso Park: 11.1 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 16.7 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
- Bull: 5.0 mi
- TA Marker: 9.5 mi
- Brazos Falls: 13.2 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | N 4° | 3,892 m | 19.0 mi |
| Chama Peak | N 4° | 3,662 m | 14.6 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | NNW 345° | 3,649 m | 22.3 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | NNE 32° | 3,587 m | 19.6 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | E 89° | 3,477 m | 13.3 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NNW 345° | 3,441 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brazos Peak | E 96° | 3,440 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pinorealosa Mountain | NE 43° | 3,343 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573196
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