Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 1,659 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Redonda, a peak 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49013574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,659 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 26.3 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Redonda: 2.9 mi
- Mesa Lucero: 6.3 mi
- Mesa Carrizo: 8.8 mi
- Hidden Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Joaquin Peak: 10.0 mi
- Huning Ranch Park: 18.9 mi
- Artistic Park: 19.5 mi
- Los Cerritos Park: 19.6 mi
- Esplendida Park: 19.6 mi
- Valley View Park: 19.8 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 9.2 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 14.6 mi
- Hubbell House Historic Site: 23.2 mi
- ATSF M-1: 24.4 mi
- Los Lunas: 19.5 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 21.1 mi
- Belen B: 23.1 mi
- Compass Rose: 24.3 mi
- Jesus Christ: 24.6 mi
- Sharp Point: 17.2 mi
- Standing Rock: 19.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 22.4 mi
- Seama Mesa: 24.9 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 21.1 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 24.4 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 24.4 mi
- War Cannon: 21.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Pajarito: 23.3 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.5 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gallina | SW 214° | 2,332 m | 14.6 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,320 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | SW 217° | 2,261 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cerro Verde | SW 232° | 2,173 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cerro Alesna | SW 220° | 2,148 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mesa Lucero | SSW 209° | 2,086 m | 6.3 mi |
| South Butte | W 280° | 2,070 m | 20.2 mi |
| North Butte | WNW 283° | 2,037 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Lunas 3 SSW, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923562 — Black Mesa, Valencia County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608808
Day trips start here
- Los Lunas · 21 mi
- Belen · 24 mi
- Albuquerque · 28 mi
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