Black Mesa
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Black Mesa rises to 1,994 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcano Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,994 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Volcano Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cerro Verde: 3.2 mi
- South Lava Butte: 5.8 mi
- Lava Butte: 6.0 mi
- New Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Sharp Point: 10.7 mi
- Seama Mesa: 19.3 mi
- Frog Mesa: 19.7 mi
- Crow Point: 22.9 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 15.9 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 21.4 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 22.6 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.9 mi
- Acoma Museum: 18.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 19.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gallina | SSE 161° | 2,332 m | 6.9 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | S 183° | 2,320 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | SW 225° | 2,309 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | S 170° | 2,261 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | WSW 251° | 2,230 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mesa del Oro | SW 224° | 2,227 m | 17.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,180 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Verde | S 188° | 2,173 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570740
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