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Los Cerritos

Los Cerritos, seen from above at true elevation

Los Cerritos rises to 2,529 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peñasco Blanco, a peak 0.8 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49046841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02780, -106.28697

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 50
Parks: 35
  • Los Pueblos Park: 8.8 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 9.9 mi
  • Kiva: 10.0 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 10.6 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
Springs: 18
Attractions: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 10.9 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Los Cerritos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeWSW 253°3,558 m9.6 mi
Chicoma MountainWSW 256°3,517 m5.6 mi
Polvadera PeakWNW 289°3,419 m6.9 mi
Cerro ToledoWSW 255°3,323 m8.8 mi
Cerro de la GaritaW 262°3,225 m13.7 mi
Caballo MountainSW 220°3,200 m6.7 mi
Pajarito MountainSSW 213°3,176 m11.6 mi
Cerro del GrantW 268°3,174 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4919:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596238

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