Sierra Negra
Sierra Negra rises to 2,451 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Poshuoinge, a historic site 3.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2451 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.2 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 29.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Blanco: 5.5 mi
- La Loma de Arena: 6.9 mi
- Cerro Negro: 9.2 mi
- Lobato Mesa: 9.9 mi
- Cañones Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 5.5 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 6.6 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 19.9 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 20.7 mi
- Michael Jordan: 20.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 11.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 11.9 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 12.1 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 12.3 mi
- Poshuoinge: 3.8 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Time Capsule: 10.1 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 11.0 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 6.0 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Embudo Stream-Gaging Station Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 12.6 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 13.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 14.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 10.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 13.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.5 mi
- La Mesita: 18.0 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 19.2 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 5.4 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 13.4 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 13.4 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 16.3 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 17.0 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Sierra Negra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,517 m | 19.2 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SSW 212° | 3,419 m | 16.5 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNW 345° | 3,326 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SSW 210° | 3,323 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NNW 348° | 3,048 m | 16.4 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | SW 220° | 3,039 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | WSW 244° | 3,003 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mogotito | NNW 344° | 2,965 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599138
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