Barranca Mesa
Barranca Mesa rises to 2,217 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mesa, a peak 0.8 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,217 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 24.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 9 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 19 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nexus: 1.1 mi
- LAM: 1.6 mi
- LANB sculpture: 1.7 mi
- Post Office Bald Eagle: 1.7 mi
- Oppenheimer and Groves: 1.7 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 1.8 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 1.8 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 1.8 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 2.2 mi
- North Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Guaje Mountain: 1.3 mi
- South Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Thanksgiving Rock: 2.4 mi
- Mesita de Los Alamos: 2.7 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 0.9 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 1.3 mi
- Kiva: 2.2 mi
- Main Gate Park: 2.6 mi
- Fire Station Fountain: 6.7 mi
- Alcove: 7.2 mi
- The Narrows: 7.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 7.4 mi
- Alcove House: 7.9 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 1.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 1.7 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bond House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 15.4 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.7 mi
- Armstead Spring: 6.9 mi
- American Spring: 7.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 8.0 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 8.5 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Camp May: 6.3 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 14.6 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 9.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 10.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 15.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 17.7 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 20.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 10.0 mi
- Jemez Falls: 19.0 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 15.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rendija Arch: 2.8 mi
- Buckman: 8.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Barranca Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | WNW 303° | 3,558 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NW 323° | 3,517 m | 9.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | NNW 329° | 3,419 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NW 307° | 3,323 m | 10.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NW 308° | 3,200 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | W 261° | 3,176 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | WNW 295° | 3,169 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | W 280° | 3,148 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 937172 — Barranca Mesa, Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357615578
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 9 mi
- Española · 14 mi
- Pojoaque · 15 mi
- Chimayó · 21 mi
- Santa Fe · 24 mi
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