Blue Mesa
Blue Mesa rises to 2,166 m in New Mexico. Wild Horse Mesa stands 2,292 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Blue Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 14 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49014403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,166 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ramp View · 28 mi
- Road Alignment · 28 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 29 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bat: 7.3 mi
- Hoodoo: 7.3 mi
- The Couple: 7.3 mi
- The Python: 7.4 mi
- Arch: 7.5 mi
- Little Blue Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Cibolo Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Crow Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Lybrook Peak: 7.0 mi
- Pine Tree Mesa: 7.2 mi
- Crow Mesa Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Margarita Martinez Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.5 mi
- Rock House-Nestor Martin Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.2 mi
- Martin Apodaco Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.1 mi
- Gonzales Wash Riparian Area: 7.6 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 20.0 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 20.0 mi
- Dufers Point: 10.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Horse Mesa | ENE 68° | 2,292 m | 16.6 mi |
| Huerfano Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sisnathyel Mesa | SSE 148° | 2,263 m | 17.3 mi |
| Deer Mesa | SE 144° | 2,254 m | 21.4 mi |
| Jaramillo Mesa | NE 42° | 2,248 m | 20.4 mi |
| Eagles Nest | ENE 65° | 2,246 m | 13.7 mi |
| Crow Mesa | WNW 292° | 2,244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,223 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lybrook, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900608 — Blue Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587199
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