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La Cebolla

La Cebolla, seen from above at true elevation

La Cebolla rises to 2,167 m in New Mexico. Whiteface Mountain stands 2,294 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuesta de la McBride, a peak 2.4 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15535, -106.63502

Overlooks nearby

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Historic sites: 18
  • Tomasino Mill: 7.1 mi
  • Don Pat Mill: 9.4 mi
  • Red Mill: 11.7 mi
  • Jumbo Fragment: 16.3 mi
  • World War II Bataan Memorial: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 16.0 mi
  • Bell: 16.0 mi
  • Crane Mural: 16.1 mi
  • Searching for an Oasis: 16.1 mi
  • M Mountain Mural: 16.2 mi
Parks: 14
Springs: 11
  • Cibola Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 8.4 mi
  • Ojo de la Parida: 9.1 mi
  • Ojo del Coyote: 10.7 mi
  • Bursum Spring: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 14.3 mi
  • 3: 17.8 mi
  • 4: 17.8 mi
  • 1: 17.8 mi
  • 2: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 16.7 mi
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Cebolla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainNNE 14°2,294 m16.0 mi
Polvadera MountainW 275°2,209 m20.7 mi
Socorro Peak (East)WSW 253°2,208 m19.5 mi
Rayo HillsNE 53°2,205 m14.0 mi
Socorro Peak (West)WSW 253°2,198 m19.6 mi
Cerro MontosoNNE 22°2,191 m15.0 mi
Strawberry PeakW 261°2,140 m21.5 mi
Cerro PelonNNE 24°2,112 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5619:4520:22
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:0916:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586023

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