Loma Parda
Loma Parda rises to 2,469 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Cerritos, a peak 1.3 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,469 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 21.1 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 17 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 22 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Cerritos: 1.3 mi
- Cerrito del Chibato: 2.7 mi
- La Sotella: 3.3 mi
- Cerrito Chato: 3.4 mi
- Los Posos: 3.4 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 9.5 mi
- Nexus: 12.1 mi
- Golondrina: 13.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 13.4 mi
- Lucky: 13.4 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 8.6 mi
- Puye Cliff Dwellings: 9.2 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Puye Ruins Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Pine Spring: 8.6 mi
- Armstead Spring: 16.1 mi
- American Spring: 16.5 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 17.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 17.4 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 12.5 mi
- Kiva: 13.0 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 13.3 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Main Gate Park: 14.5 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- Española: 15.3 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 15.4 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- SJC: 16.8 mi
- Camp May: 12.6 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 9.4 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 13.3 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 13.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 17.3 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 1.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 7.5 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 13.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 17.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 21.3 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 23.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
- Rendija Arch: 11.2 mi
- Buckman: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Loma Parda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SW 227° | 3,558 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,517 m | 5.2 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WSW 255° | 3,419 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SW 225° | 3,323 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | WSW 244° | 3,225 m | 11.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | S 190° | 3,200 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,176 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | WSW 252° | 3,174 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 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 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596162
Day trips start here
- Española · 16 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 20 mi
- Pojoaque · 22 mi
- Chimayó · 23 mi
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