Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 2,092 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Vallito Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49013567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,092 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 12.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 13.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 27 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 29 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vallito Peak: 0.9 mi
- Cerrito de la Baca: 3.4 mi
- Chamita: 4.4 mi
- La Mesita: 7.5 mi
- Mesa de la Cejita: 10.4 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 9.9 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 9.9 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 10.0 mi
- Noland: 10.2 mi
- Renezmae Oana Faith Calzada: 10.3 mi
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker: 9.2 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 10.5 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Española Valley Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Veterens Memorial: 10.9 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 7.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
- Valdez Park: 10.5 mi
- La Puebla Park: 11.9 mi
- Joe Romero Park: 12.2 mi
- SJC: 4.1 mi
- Española: 10.7 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 12.8 mi
- Pine Spring: 17.7 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 22.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 22.7 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 23.5 mi
- Elk Spring: 23.6 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 3.7 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 8.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 14.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 17.8 mi
- La Mesita: 8.2 mi
- Gates of Hell: 8.2 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 10.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.7 mi
- Comanche Rim: 22.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 12.6 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 14.6 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 17.6 mi
- Rendija Arch: 21.9 mi
- Buckman: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,517 m | 19.9 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | WSW 252° | 3,419 m | 19.5 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SW 231° | 3,200 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | W 264° | 2,856 m | 18.1 mi |
| El Lagunito Palo Quemador | W 260° | 2,727 m | 18.8 mi |
| La Sotella | WSW 251° | 2,647 m | 12.4 mi |
| Valle Grande Peak | NNW 345° | 2,624 m | 20.5 mi |
| Clara Peak | SW 230° | 2,601 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610903
Day trips start here
- Española · 10 mi
- Chimayó · 13 mi
- Pojoaque · 18 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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