Encerrito
Encerrito rises to 2,149 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Xenolith Cave, a cliff 4.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,149 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 9.5 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 4 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerritos Margaritas: 4.5 mi
- Loma Montosa: 5.1 mi
- Los Pilares: 5.5 mi
- Gallo Peak: 5.6 mi
- Deer Hill: 6.3 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 15.2 mi
- Truman Park: 15.5 mi
- McElroy Park: 15.8 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 16.0 mi
- Aragon Spring: 13.2 mi
- Mule Spring: 17.4 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 18.9 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 19.5 mi
- Caruco Spring: 20.4 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 4.1 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 4.2 mi
- Double Sinks: 4.2 mi
- Bandera Crater: 9.2 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 11.1 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 5.7 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 14.4 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 15.2 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 6.0 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 12.6 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 14.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 14.6 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 15.2 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 15.2 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- Acoma Museum: 19.9 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 5.8 mi
- Lava Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Jesus: 16.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 21.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Encerrito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NNW 331° | 2,819 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | SSE 162° | 2,673 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gallo Peak | N 351° | 2,642 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pelon | SSE 151° | 2,599 m | 11.1 mi |
| North Pelon | SSE 151° | 2,558 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | WNW 291° | 2,539 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cebollita Peak | SSE 162° | 2,535 m | 15.7 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | NNW 339° | 2,533 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Milan Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357619279
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