Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area
Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,477 m. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Bird Mesa, a peak 2.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 46.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 16 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 16 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Bird Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Eureka Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Nacimiento Peak: 4.0 mi
- Deer Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Rock Creek Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 11.5 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 11.5 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 13.3 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cuba Rams: 5.2 mi
- Soda Dam: 16.6 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- Human sundial: 17.6 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 17.8 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 5.7 mi
- Cuba: 6.3 mi
- Fenton Lake: 10.6 mi
- San Juan Basin: 11.1 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 17.1 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 5.3 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 5.4 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Soda Dam Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 17.3 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 15.5 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 16.5 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 18.6 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 18.3 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 22.2 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 22.3 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 13.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | ESE 112° | 3,434 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | E 85° | 3,225 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | E 81° | 3,174 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | ENE 77° | 3,144 m | 19.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | E 101° | 3,041 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cerro Jarocito | ENE 56° | 2,993 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | ENE 77° | 2,992 m | 16.0 mi |
| Nacimiento Peak | NNE 17° | 2,973 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuba, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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