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Ortiz Mountain

Ortiz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ortiz Mountain rises to 2,191 m in New Mexico. Cerro Grande stands 3,098 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Hills, a peak 2.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49058943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,191 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.74864, -106.14836

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites: 60
  • Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 7.1 mi
  • Big Kiva: 7.3 mi
  • Long House: 7.6 mi
  • Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 7.8 mi
  • Anasazi Ruins: 7.9 mi
Peaks
Parks: 59
  • Estes Park: 4.9 mi
  • Caja del Rio information kiosk: 5.1 mi
  • Natural Park: 5.1 mi
  • Rover Park: 5.5 mi
  • Jeffrey Park: 5.6 mi
Museums: 34
Attractions: 32
  • Alcove House: 8.1 mi
  • Amphitheater: 8.2 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 9.7 mi
  • The Narrows: 10.1 mi
  • Alcove: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 12
  • Soda Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Doe Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Cochiti Springs: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Ortiz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro GrandeWNW3,098 m17.0 mi
Atalaya MountainESE2,779 m16.3 mi
Sawyer MesaWNW2,678 m16.5 mi
Picacho PeakESE2,590 m15.5 mi
Saint Peter's DomeW2,580 m12.5 mi
Rabbit HillWNW2,527 m13.1 mi
Granite PointESE2,527 m16.0 mi
Cochiti MesaW2,500 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606163

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