Apache Mesa
Apache Mesa rises to 2,224 m in New Mexico. Agua Fria Peak stands 3,364 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Pelon, a peak 4.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,224 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 50.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Pelon: 4.0 mi
- Rivera Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Los Naranjos Peak: 5.5 mi
- Charette Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Cooks Peak: 6.2 mi
- Rayado: 10.6 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 10.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 16.4 mi
- Covered Wagon: 16.8 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 17.0 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 16.6 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 19.2 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 20.6 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 20.9 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 10.4 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 16.5 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 17.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 21.6 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 21.7 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 10.5 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 16.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 20.1 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 21.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.8 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 16.7 mi
- Tipi: 20.0 mi
- Betty's Bra: 15.9 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 18.7 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Apache Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Fria Peak | NW 304° | 3,364 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 328° | 3,359 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,295 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bonito Peak | NNW 328° | 3,254 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,250 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cieneguilla Mountain | NW 305° | 3,226 m | 20.4 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 303° | 3,141 m | 16.2 mi |
| Burn Peak | NW 326° | 3,027 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:09 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570089
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