El Cerro de la Cosena
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
- 2.7 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 3.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 3.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 14 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 16 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chalchihuitl: 1.0 mi
- Cerro Bonanza: 1.8 mi
- Picture Rock: 2.1 mi
- Turquoise Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bonanza Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cerrillos Children's Park: 3.4 mi
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
- Oscar Huber Memorial Ball Park: 5.5 mi
- Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Tables: 5.9 mi
- Horse: 4.5 mi
- Fan Pole: 5.9 mi
- Pen Zia: 6.0 mi
- Zia: 6.2 mi
- Kokopelli: 6.2 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- x: 4.6 mi
- Leonora Curtin Paloheimo: 5.9 mi
- Ann Wauben: 6.0 mi
- Royal Road, el Camino real de Tierra Adentro: 6.1 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 3.3 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 5.8 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 6.1 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 6.2 mi
- Santa Fe Reptile and Bug Museum: 9.9 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 1.5 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Village: 5.9 mi
- Plaza Salazar: 6.2 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 9.2 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Biowall: 10.8 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Xeric Garden: 16.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Devils Throne: 2.8 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 3.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 21.3 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.6 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 10.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 10.9 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 14.7 mi
- Waldo: 3.1 mi
- Bonanza City: 4.2 mi
- Hagan: 16.0 mi
- Buckman: 24.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 20.6 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 20.8 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 23.6 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 3.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NE 53° | 3,215 m | 21.7 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | ENE 57° | 3,116 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sierra Pelada | NE 52° | 2,962 m | 17.7 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 47° | 2,780 m | 18.5 mi |
| Atalaya Mountain | NE 47° | 2,779 m | 18.5 mi |
| Placer Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,700 m | 10.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,665 m | 21.6 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | ENE 61° | 2,657 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573199
Day trips start here
- Madrid · 6 mi
- Santa Fe · 17 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 23 mi
- Pecos · 26 mi
- Bernalillo · 28 mi
- Edgewood · 29 mi
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