Loma del Medio
Loma del Medio rises to 2,030 m in New Mexico. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerritos Colorados, a peak 0.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,030 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.6 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 17 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 24 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 25 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerritos Colorados: 0.5 mi
- Cerros Oso: 0.7 mi
- Cerro del Oso: 1.8 mi
- Gusano Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Cerrito Amarillo: 2.2 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 8.8 mi
- Pecos National Park: 8.9 mi
- Brazel Park: 11.1 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Lamy Park: 17.1 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Donnelly Library Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Don Benigno Romero House Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 8.8 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 8.8 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 8.9 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 9.0 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 9.8 mi
- Big Cola Can: 10.4 mi
- Blue Wolf: 15.8 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 17.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 18.1 mi
- Red Horse: 18.4 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 23.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 23.6 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 23.6 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Pflueger: 17.2 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 22.4 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 22.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 22.5 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 24.1 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 15.1 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 17.4 mi
- Fishing Hole: 18.4 mi
- Big Pine: 18.4 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 16.6 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 18.3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 20.6 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 21.4 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 22.0 mi
- Las Ruedas: 4.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.4 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Loma del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | N 3° | 3,550 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Barker | N 1° | 3,490 m | 20.8 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | N 4° | 3,340 m | 18.3 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | N 352° | 3,231 m | 18.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NW 318° | 3,215 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hermit Peak | NNE 25° | 3,127 m | 21.5 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NW 316° | 3,116 m | 18.2 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | NNW 348° | 3,096 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908138 — Loma del Medio, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596172
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