La Sotella
La Sotella rises to 2,647 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is La Utah, a peak 1.7 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2647 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 17.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 19.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 19 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 25 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- La Utah: 1.7 mi
- Cerrito del Chibato: 2.3 mi
- Lobato Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Loma Parda: 3.3 mi
- Los Cerritos: 4.0 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 8.6 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Mural: 13.0 mi
- Michael Jordan: 13.0 mi
- Nexus: 13.1 mi
- No limits mural: 13.2 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- San Gabriel on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Valdez Park: 13.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Puye Cliff Dwellings: 8.5 mi
- Poshuoinge: 8.6 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Puye Ruins Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 17.6 mi
- Armstead Spring: 17.8 mi
- American Spring: 18.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 19.2 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 9.7 mi
- Española: 13.0 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- SJC: 13.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 8.5 mi
- Bond House Museum: 13.1 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 14.1 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 14.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 14.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 2.6 mi
- Gates of Hell: 4.2 mi
- Black Mesa: 14.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 16.6 mi
- La Mesita: 20.6 mi
- Camp May: 14.7 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 22.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 14.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 12.5 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 16.5 mi
- Buckman: 18.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of La Sotella. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SW 233° | 3,558 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SW 225° | 3,517 m | 7.9 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WSW 254° | 3,419 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SW 233° | 3,323 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | WSW 246° | 3,225 m | 15.1 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,200 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,176 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | WSW 252° | 3,174 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595786
Day trips start here
- Española · 14 mi
- Pojoaque · 20 mi
- Chimayó · 21 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 22 mi
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