Los Cerritos
Los Cerritos rises to 1,724 m in New Mexico. Yegua Mesa stands 2,074 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Venados, a peak 7.2 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5461132.
Wikidata Q49046846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,724 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Los Venados: 7.2 mi
- Cerro del Miguel Antonio: 7.3 mi
- Mesita Trementina: 8.7 mi
- Mesita Colorado: 8.8 mi
- Mesa Huerfanita: 10.4 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 21.1 mi
- ☉☉: 8.0 mi
- Trementina: 9.3 mi
- Red Rim: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Los Cerritos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Mesa | WSW 240° | 2,074 m | 18.4 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | WSW 241° | 2,067 m | 17.3 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | SW 233° | 2,058 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mogote Hills | NNW 330° | 1,993 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | SW 228° | 1,990 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mejan Mesa | NW 310° | 1,953 m | 19.9 mi |
| Valle Redondo | W 262° | 1,953 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mesa Huerfanita | WSW 243° | 1,935 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576510
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