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El Lagunito Palo Quemador

El Lagunito Palo Quemador, seen from above at true elevation

El Lagunito Palo Quemador rises to 2,727 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Chato, a peak 1.7 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2727 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.09808, -106.40559

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 48
  • Pink Flamingo: 9.0 mi
  • Nexus: 14.7 mi
  • Golondrina: 15.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 16.0 mi
  • Lucky: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 32
Parks: 25
Springs: 24
Attractions: 15
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 13.9 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 20.7 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 20.7 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of El Lagunito Palo Quemador. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeSSW 198°3,558 m8.0 mi
Chicoma MountainS 169°3,517 m6.4 mi
Polvadera PeakS 179°3,419 m2.6 mi
Cerro ToledoSSW 194°3,323 m7.4 mi
Cerro de la GaritaSW 226°3,225 m9.8 mi
Caballo MountainSSE 167°3,200 m10.2 mi
Pajarito MountainS 179°3,176 m14.5 mi
Cerro del GrantSW 234°3,174 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495869737164524131
Precip in0.40.30.60.80.80.61.61.71.20.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906051 — El Lagunito Palo Quemador, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594036

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