Los Pilares
Los Pilares rises to 2,107 m in New Mexico. Cerro Alto stands 2,593 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita De Yeso, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 23 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,107 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 28.7 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
42 named places within 25 miles
- Mesita De Yeso: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Colorado: 7.3 mi
- Santa Rita Mesa: 9.7 mi
- Circle Butte: 10.8 mi
- Crockett Ranch Mesa: 11.0 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 3.5 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 3.9 mi
- Canyon Springs: 7.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 7.7 mi
- Zuni Spring: 9.7 mi
- Red Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Ho’n A:wan Community Park: 23.3 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Los Pilares. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Alto | E 82° | 2,593 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ESE 117° | 2,391 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cerro Pomo | E 99° | 2,382 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mesa Tinaja | SSE 151° | 2,355 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chimney Hill | ESE 102° | 2,354 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cerro Cantina | E 98° | 2,336 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cerro Brujos | ESE 108° | 2,328 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tejana Mesa | SSE 159° | 2,326 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576528
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