Pelon
Pelon rises to 2,599 m in New Mexico. Cebollita Mesa stands 2,673 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is North Pelon, a peak 1.3 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,599 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 19.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 14 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Pelon: 1.3 mi
- Sandy Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cebollita Peak: 5.2 mi
- Cebollita Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Los Pilares: 6.2 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 14.2 mi
- Double Sinks: 14.5 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 14.6 mi
- Crow Point: 16.5 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 17.0 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 5.4 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 8.9 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 24.2 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 20.0 mi
- Truman Park: 24.0 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 24.3 mi
- Smokey Circle: 24.8 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 24.8 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 10.4 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 21.9 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 22.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 24.0 mi
- Acoma Museum: 16.0 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 24.2 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 24.2 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 5.3 mi
- Lava Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Aragon Spring: 23.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Pelon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebollita Mesa | S 182° | 2,673 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNW 338° | 2,642 m | 16.4 mi |
| Techado Mesa | SSE 164° | 2,569 m | 16.9 mi |
| North Pelon | NNW 335° | 2,558 m | 1.3 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | NW 312° | 2,539 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cebollita Peak | S 185° | 2,535 m | 5.2 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | NNW 335° | 2,533 m | 18.7 mi |
| Wiley Mesa | SSE 154° | 2,528 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578205
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