Peñasco Amarillo
Peñasco Amarillo rises to 3,233 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazos Cliffs, a cliff 2.9 miles away. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,233 m
How to reach it
102 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Saragate: 5.4 mi
- Brazos Peak: 7.5 mi
- Grouse Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Red Hill: 9.4 mi
- Canjilon Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 10.0 mi
- Moeller Spring: 10.1 mi
- Canovas Spring: 10.2 mi
- Ojito Azul: 10.2 mi
- Dulce Spring: 11.3 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 15.5 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 18.9 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
- Poso Park: 11.6 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 14.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 19.5 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 21.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 3.2 mi
- TA Marker: 8.0 mi
- Bull: 15.4 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peñasco Amarillo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | N 3° | 3,477 m | 8.9 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NNE 14° | 3,440 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pinorealosa Mountain | N 5° | 3,343 m | 24.8 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | SSE 159° | 3,326 m | 10.0 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,326 m | 24.5 mi |
| Neff Mountain | N 357° | 3,318 m | 22.6 mi |
| Osier Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,272 m | 22.6 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,232 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899843 — Peñasco Amarillo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586365
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