El Sierro
El Sierro rises to 1,706 m in New Mexico. Maxson Crater stands 2,170 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rim, a cliff 7.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 48 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1706 m
How to reach it
- 48.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.4 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
42 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro del Miguel Antonio: 9.0 mi
- Mesita Colorado: 10.5 mi
- Cuernudo Hills: 10.7 mi
- Los Venados: 12.5 mi
- Mogote Hills: 13.0 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- Wagon Mound Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 23.1 mi
- WM: 19.2 mi
- Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site: 19.5 mi
- Mills: 22.3 mi
- Trementina: 23.7 mi
- Red Rim: 7.9 mi
- ☉☉: 20.6 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Sierro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxson Crater | WNW 285° | 2,170 m | 24.9 mi |
| Las Mesas Del Conjelon | NW 319° | 2,131 m | 17.8 mi |
| Santa Clara Mesa | NW 312° | 2,111 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jarosa Mesa | NW 311° | 2,106 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Wagon Mound | NW 315° | 2,102 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mogote Hills | WNW 295° | 1,993 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | SSW 199° | 1,990 m | 23.7 mi |
| Alto de Hormiga | NNW 332° | 1,988 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898653 — El Sierro, Mora County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583814
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