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Sierra Ladrones

Sierra Ladrones, seen from above at true elevation

Sierra Ladrones rises to 1,776 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Colorado, a peak 5.2 miles away. El Camino Real passes 7.1 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1776 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.39395, -106.99198

138 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 16
  • Bell: 16.9 mi
  • Belen B: 21.4 mi
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 22.6 mi
  • Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 23.0 mi
  • New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 23.0 mi
Parks: 12
  • Bernado State Game Refuge: 10.2 mi
  • Vivian Fields: 21.3 mi
  • El Corazon de Belen Garden Park: 22.2 mi
  • Anna Becker Park: 22.4 mi
  • Del Fuego Park: 22.9 mi
Springs: 11
  • San Lorenzo Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Ojo de la Parida: 20.5 mi
  • Cibola Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Ojo del Coyote: 21.5 mi
  • Bursum Spring: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • 9: 8.6 mi
  • 10: 8.6 mi
  • 8: 8.6 mi
  • 6: 8.6 mi
  • 7: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 17.6 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sierra Ladrones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ladrón PeakWNW 298°2,780 m6.0 mi
Tip Top MountainSSW 209°2,773 m23.5 mi
North PeakSSW 209°2,763 m23.5 mi
Hells MesaWSW 250°2,381 m17.5 mi
Chicken MountainNW 317°2,320 m24.3 mi
Scott MesaWSW 250°2,319 m20.1 mi
Baxter PeakSSW 211°2,317 m23.8 mi
Whiteface MountainE 92°2,294 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:20
June solstice05:5719:4720:24
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:1116:2417:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250586777807770584536
Precip in0.40.40.40.40.40.51.91.01.01.00.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923689 — Sierra Ladrones, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357608868

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