Briggs Mesa
Briggs Mesa rises to 2,622 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Escarpment, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49015418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,622 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Monero Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mesa Diamante: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Point: 3.6 mi
- Crowley Peak: 5.0 mi
- Chromo Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 13.5 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.4 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 20.8 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 2.5 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 6.9 mi
- V Rock: 14.4 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.5 mi
- Poso Park: 20.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 22.4 mi
- Bull: 13.3 mi
- Juanita: 19.7 mi
- TA Marker: 20.3 mi
- Brazos Falls: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Briggs Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NE 40° | 3,892 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chama Peak | NE 51° | 3,662 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | NNE 14° | 3,649 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | ENE 62° | 3,587 m | 22.5 mi |
| Squaretop Mountain | N 2° | 3,567 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,477 m | 20.5 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | ESE 105° | 3,477 m | 23.6 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NNE 22° | 3,441 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357585773
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