Blanca Mesa
Blanca Mesa rises to 2,179 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Mesa, a peak 1.0 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49014180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2179 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 22.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 24 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 25 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pueblo Mesa: 1.0 mi
- Cañones Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Mesa Escoba: 3.3 mi
- Cerro Pedernal: 3.4 mi
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 4.3 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 7.3 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 18.3 mi
- Nexus: 21.1 mi
- Golondrina: 22.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 22.3 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 8.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.4 mi
- Elk Spring: 18.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 18.1 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 18.3 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 4.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Poshuoinge: 9.9 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 17.8 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 17.8 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Kiva: 21.8 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 1.9 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 10.8 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 13.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 7.4 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 10.3 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 10.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 22.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 22.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 9.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 11.3 mi
- Gates of Hell: 13.9 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 21.0 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- Camp May: 19.9 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 24.5 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 19.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Blanca Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | S 181° | 3,558 m | 13.5 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,517 m | 12.6 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SSE 164° | 3,419 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | S 178° | 3,323 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSW 200° | 3,225 m | 13.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,200 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSW 205° | 3,174 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | S 171° | 3,169 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903910 — Blanca Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592307
Day trips start here
- Española · 25 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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