Bug Mesa
Bug Mesa rises to 1,852 m in New Mexico. Wheat Mountain stands 2,174 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Attack Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1852 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Attack Hill: 0.8 mi
- Casa Blanca Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Timia: 2.6 mi
- Two Feathers Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sunhouse Peaks: 2.8 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 18.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.3 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 20.8 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 21.0 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 21.3 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 4.2 mi
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Frog Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Sharp Point: 4.8 mi
- Seama Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Crow Point: 13.3 mi
- Standing Rock: 18.2 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 8.2 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 16.4 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 23.2 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Acoma Museum: 12.7 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Bug Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Mountain | N 352° | 2,174 m | 6.9 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SW 222° | 2,141 m | 12.4 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SSW 211° | 2,102 m | 10.6 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NW 326° | 2,088 m | 9.5 mi |
| La Mesa | N 0° | 2,088 m | 13.3 mi |
| South Butte | SSW 208° | 2,070 m | 4.7 mi |
| Flower Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,069 m | 8.6 mi |
| Seama Mesa | W 266° | 2,065 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357571177
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