Sierra Negra
Sierra Negra rises to 2,451 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southwest, 22 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
- 2,451 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
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 13.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 14.1 mi
- SJC: 16.5 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
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 6.0 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 18.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 20.6 mi
- Valdez Park: 20.7 mi
- Joe Romero Park: 22.5 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 22.1 miles of Sierra Negra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SSW 211° | 3,558 m | 22.1 mi |
| 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 |
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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