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El Cerro de la Cosena

El Cerro de la Cosena, seen from above at true elevation

El Cerro de la Cosena rises to 2,053 m in New Mexico. Thompson Peak stands 3,215 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chalchihuitl, a peak 1.0 miles away. Turquoise Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2053 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48498, -106.11703

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Horse: 4.5 mi
  • Fan Pole: 5.9 mi
  • Pen Zia: 6.0 mi
  • Zia: 6.2 mi
  • Kokopelli: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 29
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 16
Springs: 10
  • Yoh toh: 2.3 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Doe Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of El Cerro de la Cosena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNE 53°3,215 m21.7 mi
Glorieta BaldyENE 57°3,116 m21.2 mi
Sierra PeladaNE 52°2,962 m17.7 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 47°2,780 m18.5 mi
Atalaya MountainNE 47°2,779 m18.5 mi
Placer MountainSSW 196°2,700 m10.7 mi
South MountainSSW 196°2,665 m21.6 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 61°2,657 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4620:24
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1116:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357573199

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