Nature reserve · Colorado
North Mesa
North Mesa is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,603 m. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Snowmass Village
How to reach it
Coordinates39.23612, -106.92146
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cozy Point: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Red Butte: 4.6 mi
- Triangle Peak: 5.2 mi
Parks: 52
- Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Wilton Jaffee Sr. Park: 2.6 mi
- Harmony Park: 4.0 mi
- Henry Stein Park: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 5.5 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 6.5 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Breathtaker: 3.5 mi
- Maze: 5.8 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 14.1 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 18.4 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- East Face: 4.4 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 4.4 mi
- Seven Castles: 10.7 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 14.4 mi
- The Raggeds: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Sky Mountain Park: 1.1 mi
- Moore Open Space: 5.0 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Lenado: 8.5 mi
- Ashcroft: 14.2 mi
- Crystal: 15.6 mi
- Independence: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 15.4 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Judd Falls: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Crystal Mill: 15.7 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 16.9 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- The Peace Garden: 19.2 mi
- Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chromatic Gate: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of North Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon Peak | SSW 198° | 4,317 m | 12.0 mi |
| Capitol Peak | SW 236° | 4,309 m | 10.5 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | SW 224° | 4,297.3 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | S 188° | 4,274.7 m | 11.5 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | SSW 198° | 4,261 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSE 166° | 4,247 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | SW 221° | 4,211 m | 11.3 mi |
| Clark Peak | SW 232° | 4,137 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen Pitkin CO AP Sardy FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1182964962
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