Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker
Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,376 m. Cowboy Mesa stands 1,647 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Rest Area, a rest area 3.0 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1376 m
How to reach it
15 named places within 25 miles
- PoquitA Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Burro Hill: 9.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Round Top: 18.8 mi
- Gyp Hill: 19.2 mi
- Dunlap Sill: 7.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Red Bluffs: 22.2 mi
- Mesa Rest Area: 3.0 mi
- North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Mesa | W 279° | 1,647 m | 22.2 mi |
| El Morro Mesa | N 355° | 1,527 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gyp Hill | W 272° | 1,519 m | 19.2 mi |
| Conejo Mesa | N 7° | 1,474 m | 21.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 274° | 1,460 m | 11.0 mi |
| Burro Hill | NNW 330° | 1,421 m | 9.7 mi |
| PoquitA Mesa | ESE 107° | 1,373 m | 3.3 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 169° | 1,239 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:16 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramon 8 SW, 22 mi away.
- Pronghorn5 obs
- Swainson's Hawk1 obs
- Common Raven1 obs
- Western Tanager1 obs
- Northern Mockingbird1 obs
- Western Kingbird1 obs
- Golden Paper Wasp1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612866
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