Burnt Mesa
Burnt Mesa rises to 2,179 m in New Mexico. South Mountain stands 3,265 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alcove, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2179 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 20.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 6 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 18 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 18 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frijoles Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Escobas Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Corral Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mesita del Potrillo: 2.4 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Long House: 2.9 mi
- Big Kiva: 3.1 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 4.9 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 4.9 mi
- Corky: 4.9 mi
- Tranquility: 4.9 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 4.9 mi
- Roadrunner: 4.9 mi
- LANB sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Kiva: 5.2 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 5.3 mi
- Natural Park: 5.7 mi
- Main Gate Park: 5.7 mi
- PAHOA land: 5.7 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 5.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 12.5 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 17.7 mi
- Bond House Museum: 18.0 mi
- Alcove: 0.6 mi
- The Narrows: 0.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 2.1 mi
- Alcove House: 2.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- American Spring: 4.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 4.3 mi
- Doe Springs: 4.5 mi
- Armstead Spring: 4.6 mi
- Ancho Spring: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 5.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Biowall: 22.8 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Camp May: 7.6 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 6.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 11.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.2 mi
- Gates of Hell: 21.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 24.4 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 4.7 mi
- Jemez Falls: 16.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 19.5 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.2 mi
- Buckman: 8.8 mi
- Bonanza City: 22.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
- Rendija Arch: 7.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Burnt Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | W 279° | 3,265 m | 12.2 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNW 345° | 3,200 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NW 319° | 3,176 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NNW 333° | 3,169 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NW 313° | 3,148 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NW 307° | 3,098 m | 6.8 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,098 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | W 262° | 3,082.9 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904224 — Burnt Mesa, Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592597
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