Alps Mesa
Alps Mesa rises to 2,204 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoodoo Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2204 m
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoodoo Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Klondike Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Umbrella Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Emery Peak: 3.8 mi
- Buffalo Head: 4.4 mi
- Fisher Park: 5.3 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 10.4 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- Folsom Museum: 5.8 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 6.2 mi
- Prestons Point: 11.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 5.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 18.0 mi
- Yankee: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Alps Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | S 177° | 2,655 m | 15.2 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | W 266° | 2,625 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dale Mountain | W 271° | 2,588 m | 16.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | W 265° | 2,569 m | 14.3 mi |
| Madrid Peak | W 273° | 2,498 m | 15.0 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,486 m | 10.7 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,481 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Mesa | W 277° | 2,479 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357569973
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