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Black Mesa

Black Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mesa rises to 1,739 m in Colorado. The Corona stands 2,080 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Negro, a peak 3.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 30 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1739 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.08141, -103.34632
Around it

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Cerro Negro: 3.6 mi
  • Middle Mesa: 4.0 mi
  • Huerfanita: 6.2 mi
  • Jesus Mesa: 6.4 mi
  • Tecolate Mesa: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 23.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kenton Museum: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The CoronaW 279°2,080 m17.4 mi
Lone ButteWNW 284°2,037 m13.6 mi
Mesa de MayaW 280°1,996 m8.7 mi
Seven L ButtesW 280°1,996 m8.7 mi
Fallas MesaNW 314°1,913 m11.2 mi
Hardesty MesaWSW 253°1,896 m18.3 mi
Timber MesaWSW 237°1,886 m23.6 mi
Jesus MesaW 267°1,882 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3519:3920:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845526271757366544436
Precip in0.40.40.91.41.92.02.82.91.50.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KIM 10sse, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358946596

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