Black Mesa
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Black Mesa rises to 1,857 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum, a museum 2.1 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49013570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,857 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 5.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 21.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 19 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 19 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jemez Mountains Historic Marker: 2.5 mi
- Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker: 2.8 mi
- Maria Montoya Martinez Historic Marker: 2.8 mi
- Veterens Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Española Valley Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Espanola The Capital: 5.0 mi
- Truck in the Mountains: 5.0 mi
- El Sembrador (The planter): 5.0 mi
- Maize: 5.0 mi
- Plant Medicine Ceremony: 5.0 mi
- La Mesita: 5.1 mi
- Otowi Peak: 5.2 mi
- Popawi: 7.4 mi
- Mesita de Los Alamos: 9.3 mi
- Cerro Roman: 9.6 mi
- El Rancho Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Joe Romero Park: 3.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Valdez Park: 5.3 mi
- La Mesita Ranch Estate: 6.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bond House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 6.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 11.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- Española: 5.2 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Camel Rock: 9.8 mi
- Tesuque: 11.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 20.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.7 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 9.5 mi
- Pine Spring: 10.2 mi
- Ancho Spring: 12.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 12.3 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 11.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Camp May: 16.3 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 10.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 14.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 15.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 17.1 mi
- La Mesita: 21.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 13.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 15.4 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 20.1 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 5.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.1 mi
- Buckman: 6.7 mi
- Rendija Arch: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | WNW 291° | 3,517 m | 16.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | W 279° | 3,200 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | W 262° | 3,176 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | W 276° | 3,169 m | 16.5 mi |
| Shell Mountain | W 278° | 3,098 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cerro Grande | WSW 258° | 3,098 m | 17.5 mi |
| La Sotella | NW 320° | 2,647 m | 15.2 mi |
| Clara Peak | NW 317° | 2,601 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Espanola, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918077 — Black Mesa, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357605950
Day trips start here
- Pojoaque · 5 mi
- Española · 6 mi
- Chimayó · 11 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 16 mi
- Santa Fe · 19 mi
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