Sierra de Cristo Rey
Sierra de Cristo Rey rises to 1,400 m in New Mexico. North Franklin Mountain stands 2,186 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cristo Rey, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. El Camino Real passes 0.8 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1400 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cristo Rey: 0.0 mi
- Smeltertown: 1.1 mi
- Old Main: 2.6 mi
- The University of Texas at El Paso: 2.6 mi
- Old Fort Bliss: 2.7 mi
- Mender Park: 1.0 mi
- Buena Vista Park: 1.6 mi
- Galatzan Park: 2.1 mi
- Pacific Park: 2.3 mi
- Promontory Area Park: 2.4 mi
- Museo Casa de Adobe: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Museum: 2.7 mi
- El Paso Holocaust Museum: 3.6 mi
- El Paso Museum of History: 3.7 mi
- Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC): 3.7 mi
- Crazycat Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Flag Hill: 3.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 3.8 mi
- Ranger Peak: 3.9 mi
- Gold Hill: 4.0 mi
- Nos faltan 43: 1.7 mi
- Hands across the border: 1.8 mi
- Ni ladrones ni delincuentes, somos trabajadores internacionales: 1.8 mi
- Azul cielo, no muro: 2.2 mi
- Mining Minds: 2.6 mi
- Bob-0: 1.8 mi
- La Union Maze: 11.0 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 14.0 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 14.0 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 14.0 mi
- City Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon: 3.0 mi
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement: 3.9 mi
- South Open Reserve: 5.9 mi
- North Open Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Smeltertown: 1.2 mi
- Smeltertown: 1.2 mi
- Lanark: 20.3 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Japaneese Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sierra de Cristo Rey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Franklin Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,186 m | 8.6 mi |
| Anthonys Nose | NNE 13° | 2,081 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Franklin Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,070 m | 6.2 mi |
| Indian Peak | NNE 23° | 1,985 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Mammoth | NNE 28° | 1,982 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Franklin | NE 45° | 1,870 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ranger Peak | ENE 71° | 1,711 m | 3.9 mi |
| North Anthonys Nose | N 2° | 1,619 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Paso Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357607588
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- El Paso · 4 mi
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