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Barranca Mesa

Barranca Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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
2217 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90308, -106.28642

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 28
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeWNW 303°3,558 m10.9 mi
Chicoma MountainNW 323°3,517 m9.1 mi
Polvadera PeakNNW 329°3,419 m12.7 mi
Cerro ToledoNW 307°3,323 m10.6 mi
Caballo MountainNW 308°3,200 m5.6 mi
Pajarito MountainW 261°3,176 m6.5 mi
Cerro RubioWNW 295°3,169 m7.1 mi
Cerros del AbrigoW 280°3,148 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

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

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