Sierra de la Cruz
Sierra de la Cruz rises to 1,930 m in New Mexico. Whiteface Mountain stands 2,294 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is La Cebolla, a peak 3.6 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,930 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 12.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 14.1 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 28 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 28 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 29 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- La Cebolla: 3.6 mi
- Cuesta de la McBride: 3.9 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.6 mi
- Eureka: 5.3 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 5.2 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 7.1 mi
- Red Mill: 8.8 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 14.3 mi
- World War II Bataan Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Bell: 12.9 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 13.9 mi
- Crane Mural: 14.2 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 14.2 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 14.3 mi
- Cibola Spring: 3.6 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 6.4 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 6.7 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 8.4 mi
- Bursum Spring: 8.9 mi
- Sedillo Park: 14.0 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 14.4 mi
- West Place Park: 14.6 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 14.9 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 18.4 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 13.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 13.9 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 17.1 mi
- Mancy Mine: 22.1 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- López Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Hammel Museum: 14.0 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 14.4 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sierra de la Cruz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,294 m | 15.5 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | W 271° | 2,209 m | 17.5 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | WSW 245° | 2,208 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rayo Hills | ENE 65° | 2,205 m | 15.9 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | WSW 245° | 2,198 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | NE 35° | 2,191 m | 15.1 mi |
| La Cebolla | ESE 117° | 2,167 m | 3.6 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | WSW 254° | 2,140 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586479
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