Blosser Mesa
Blosser Mesa rises to 2,288 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mesa, a peak 2.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2288 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 98.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Nipple Peak: 2.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Canyon Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Troyburg Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 15.0 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 15.7 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- La Mesa Park: 16.3 mi
- Grave: 9.7 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.7 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 18.4 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.4 mi
- Scouting Museum: 17.5 mi
- Raton Museum: 17.7 mi
- Folsom Museum: 20.5 mi
- south finial: 17.7 mi
- north finial: 17.7 mi
- Raton: 18.0 mi
- Devils Point: 13.1 mi
- Prestons Point: 15.5 mi
- Star: 18.0 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Yankee: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Blosser Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SSE 149° | 2,682 m | 6.1 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NNW 342° | 2,636 m | 15.4 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | N 356° | 2,625 m | 14.1 mi |
| Dale Mountain | N 10° | 2,588 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pine Buttes | SSE 153° | 2,569 m | 9.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,569 m | 15.2 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SE 132° | 2,542 m | 11.9 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,486 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899543 — Blosser Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357585765
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