Peñasco Blanco
Peñasco Blanco rises to 2,437 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Ojito, a peak 0.4 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2437 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 13.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 16.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 14 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 22 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa del Ojito: 0.4 mi
- Mesa del Terrero: 0.8 mi
- Los Cerritos: 0.8 mi
- Los Posos: 1.2 mi
- Los Cerros: 2.0 mi
- Nexus: 8.1 mi
- Golondrina: 9.3 mi
- Post Office Bald Eagle: 9.4 mi
- Oppenheimer and Groves: 9.4 mi
- Touch the Sky: 9.4 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 8.2 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 9.1 mi
- Kiva: 9.2 mi
- Main Gate Park: 10.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Puye Cliff Dwellings: 4.7 mi
- Puye Ruins Historical Marker: 4.8 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 9.4 mi
- Pine Spring: 4.3 mi
- Armstead Spring: 13.0 mi
- American Spring: 13.4 mi
- Apache Spring: 14.4 mi
- Alamo Spring: 15.4 mi
- Española: 11.9 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 11.9 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 12.5 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 12.8 mi
- Alcove: 14.9 mi
- Camp May: 10.1 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 19.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 9.3 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 11.9 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 13.1 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 13.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 3.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 7.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 16.8 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.8 mi
- Black Mesa: 17.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.7 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.9 mi
- Jemez Falls: 22.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 15.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.7 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
- Rendija Arch: 7.6 mi
- Buckman: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Peñasco Blanco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | WSW 257° | 3,558 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | W 262° | 3,517 m | 5.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WNW 295° | 3,419 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | WSW 259° | 3,323 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | W 264° | 3,225 m | 13.2 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SW 222° | 3,200 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSW 214° | 3,176 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | W 271° | 3,174 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597621
Day trips start here
- Española · 13 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 17 mi
- Pojoaque · 17 mi
- Chimayó · 20 mi
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