El Toro
El Toro rises to 1,770 m in New Mexico. Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose stands 2,322 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Cerritos del Toro, a peak 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.8 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1770 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.8 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Los Cerritos del Toro: 0.4 mi
- La Mesa Del Medio: 1.5 mi
- Mesa de la Chamizalosa: 2.7 mi
- El Cerrito Santa Cruz: 4.2 mi
- La Cabra Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 10.0 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 19.2 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 19.2 mi
- Abandoned Vehicle: 20.6 mi
- Fort Hatch: 22.0 mi
- Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker: 9.9 mi
- Pintada Communtiy Center: 20.4 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 10.7 mi
- Star Axis: 13.4 mi
- Pintada: 20.4 mi
- Casas del Medio: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Toro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | NW 322° | 2,322 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | NW 313° | 2,270 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | W 271° | 2,258 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mesa de la Mula | W 279° | 2,202 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mesa las Tapia | WSW 254° | 2,159 m | 21.6 mi |
| Starvation Peak | NNW 348° | 2,143 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mesa Portrero | W 277° | 2,135 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mesa Las Tapias | WSW 253° | 2,133 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906101 — El Toro, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594071
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