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Los Cerritos De La Cruz

Los Cerritos De La Cruz, seen from above at true elevation

Los Cerritos De La Cruz rises to 2,824 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81446, -106.06752

Overlooks nearby

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Springs: 11
  • Warm Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Spring Number One: 10.2 mi
  • El Camino Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Yolanda Spring: 12.9 mi
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.2 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.4 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Cano's Castle: 18.7 mi
  • Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Los Cerritos De La Cruz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaW 274°3,477 m18.8 mi
Brazos PeakW 269°3,440 m17.4 mi
Pinorealosa MountainNW 315°3,343 m24.1 mi
San Antonio MountainNE 41°3,326 m4.1 mi
Canjilon MountainSW 223°3,326 m23.2 mi
Osier MountainNW 316°3,272 m20.0 mi
Peñasco AmarilloWSW 248°3,233 m20.7 mi
Jawbone MountainWSW 243°3,232 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4619:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596245

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