Los Cerros
Los Cerros rises to 2,572 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Clara Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2572 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 14.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 15.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 16 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 24 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 24 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clara Peak: 1.3 mi
- Los Cerritos: 1.5 mi
- Peñasco Blanco: 2.0 mi
- Mesa del Ojito: 2.4 mi
- Mesa del Terrero: 2.6 mi
- Nexus: 9.1 mi
- LAM: 10.0 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Mural: 10.2 mi
- Michael Jordan: 10.2 mi
- Golondrina: 10.2 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 8.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 9.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Valdez Park: 10.2 mi
- Kiva: 10.2 mi
- Puye Cliff Dwellings: 4.0 mi
- Puye Ruins Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker: 9.5 mi
- Camp Hamilton: 10.0 mi
- Otowi Pueblo Ruins: 10.1 mi
- Pine Spring: 5.0 mi
- Armstead Spring: 14.4 mi
- American Spring: 14.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.6 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 15.7 mi
- Española: 10.1 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 10.2 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 11.0 mi
- SJC: 13.2 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 13.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 10.1 mi
- Bond House Museum: 10.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 10.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 12.2 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 13.0 mi
- Camp May: 11.8 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 19.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 3.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 6.4 mi
- Black Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 17.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 18.5 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 24.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 22.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Rendija Arch: 8.9 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 13.6 mi
- Buckman: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Los Cerros. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | WSW 256° | 3,558 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | W 260° | 3,517 m | 7.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WNW 286° | 3,419 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | WSW 258° | 3,323 m | 10.2 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SW 230° | 3,200 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SW 220° | 3,176 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | SW 235° | 3,169 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WSW 242° | 3,148 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Espanola, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596248
Day trips start here
- Española · 11 mi
- Pojoaque · 16 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 17 mi
- Chimayó · 19 mi
- Santa Fe · 29 mi
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