Peak · New Mexico
Blue Mesa
Blue Mesa rises to 2,605 m in New Mexico. Madre Mountain stands 2,870 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2605 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.40293, -107.72683
- 26.9 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 52
- Cal Ship Mesa: 4.8 mi
- D Cross Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Bell Mountain: 5.7 mi
- White Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Table Mountain: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Blue Mesa: 0.2 mi
- Blue Mesa: 0.3 mi
- Blue Mesa: 0.5 mi
- Blue Mesa: 0.5 mi
- Blue Mesa: 0.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Maverick Spring: 8.4 mi
- Chavez Springs: 16.7 mi
- Dove Spring: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- The Lightning Field: 22.9 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Lightning Field: 23.0 mi
- Very Large Array: 23.2 mi
Parks: 1
- Cherry Town: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madre Mountain | SW 232° | 2,870 m | 11.8 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SW 232° | 2,851 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 217° | 2,787 m | 24.4 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | SSW 210° | 2,749 m | 23.9 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,717 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rincon | SSW 198° | 2,709 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | NNW 343° | 2,673 m | 22.9 mi |
| East Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,646 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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