Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 1,249 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Santo Tomas Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.7 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,249 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
154 named places within 25 miles
- Valle del Rio Park: 2.6 mi
- Tellbrook Park: 6.7 mi
- Salopek/Stull Park: 6.7 mi
- Town Hall Park: 6.8 mi
- Mesilla Park Recreation Center: 7.0 mi
- Santo Tomas Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Vado Hill: 8.4 mi
- Tortugas Mountain: 9.3 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 6.5 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 7.5 mi
- Old Main: 7.6 mi
- Seismic Laboratory: 8.9 mi
- Shack and tower: 9.0 mi
- The Gadsen Museum: 7.0 mi
- NMSU University Museum: 7.7 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 7.7 mi
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- Clock Tower at NMSU: 7.5 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 7.5 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 7.5 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 7.5 mi
- NMSU: 7.6 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 8.8 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 9.7 mi
- El Milagro: 11.8 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 13.7 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 14.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 15.8 mi
- Filmore Spring: 16.4 mi
- Middle Spring: 16.4 mi
- Mine House Spring: 16.5 mi
- The Tooth: 16.9 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 17.2 mi
- South Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- North Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Lanark: 14.3 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 16.2 mi
- Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 17.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | NE 46° | 2,708 m | 17.2 mi |
| Organ Peak | NE 51° | 2,668 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Needles | NE 43° | 2,565 m | 17.2 mi |
| Baldy Peak | NE 51° | 2,564 m | 16.2 mi |
| Granite Peak | NE 54° | 2,554 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | NE 49° | 2,443 m | 18.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | NE 41° | 2,440 m | 17.7 mi |
| Baylor Peak | NE 37° | 2,337 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920565 — Black Mesa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357607539
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