Redondo Peak
Redondo Peak rises to 3,434 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Redondo Peak is a conspicuous summit in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. It is located entirely within the Valles Caldera National Preserve. It is the second highest summit in the Jemez after Chicoma Mountain. It is the most visually prominent peak in the range when viewed from the south, for example, from Albuquerque. From many other directions it is less prominent or not visible, due to its location in the center of the Valles Caldera, well away from the caldera's rim. Redondo Peak is an example of the volcanic feature known as a resurgent dome. It was formed shortly after the caldera-forming eruption of 1.25 million years ago, but it is not itself an eruptive feature. The summit of the mountain is composed of tuff ejected by the caldera-forming eruption, rather than of subsequent volcanic ejecta. It is forested all the way to its summit.
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Wikidata Q7306186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3434 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 30.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cerro la Jara: 3.8 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 4.0 mi
- Sulphur Point: 4.4 mi
- Valles Caldera supervolcano: 5.0 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 6.1 mi
- Fenton Lake: 9.1 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 9.4 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Soda Dam Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 9.6 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- Golondrina: 14.2 mi
- Nexus: 14.4 mi
- Corky: 14.4 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 14.4 mi
- Touch the Sky: 14.4 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 3.9 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 3.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 4.0 mi
- Footbath Spring: 4.0 mi
- Electric Spring: 4.0 mi
- Soda Dam: 9.0 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 9.5 mi
- Human sundial: 10.1 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Alcove: 14.4 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 4.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 4.3 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 4.5 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 4.8 mi
- Bear Jump: 13.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 18.9 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 20.8 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 23.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 14.5 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 14.5 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 24.8 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 4.2 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 6.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 8.9 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 13.0 mi
- Buckman: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Redondo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NE 37° | 3,558 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NE 39° | 3,323 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 146° | 3,265 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | N 11° | 3,225 m | 8.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,200 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | E 83° | 3,176 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | N 6° | 3,174 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | ENE 60° | 3,169 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610986
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 15 mi
- Española · 29 mi
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