Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 1,861 m in New Mexico. Whiteface Mountain stands 2,294 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cibola Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1861 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 16.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
113 named places within 25 miles
- Pyramid Peak: 3.7 mi
- Red Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Brown Top: 5.0 mi
- La Cebolla: 5.1 mi
- Sierra de la Cruz: 5.3 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 3.5 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 5.8 mi
- Red Mill: 8.9 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 16.4 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 16.9 mi
- Bell: 17.6 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 19.1 mi
- Crane Mural: 19.5 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 19.5 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 19.6 mi
- Cibola Spring: 3.5 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 11.5 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 12.0 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 13.7 mi
- Bursum Spring: 14.2 mi
- 4: 16.3 mi
- 7: 16.3 mi
- 3: 16.3 mi
- 8: 16.3 mi
- 1: 16.3 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 17.7 mi
- Sedillo Park: 19.3 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 19.7 mi
- West Place Park: 19.9 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 20.2 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 17.5 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 19.2 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 22.2 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 24.9 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- López Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
- Hammel Museum: 19.3 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 19.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,294 m | 10.9 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | W 262° | 2,209 m | 21.8 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | WSW 241° | 2,208 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rayo Hills | ENE 72° | 2,205 m | 10.8 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | WSW 241° | 2,198 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | NNE 27° | 2,191 m | 10.1 mi |
| La Cebolla | S 190° | 2,167 m | 5.1 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | WSW 249° | 2,140 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923561 — Black Mesa, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608799
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