Cal Ship Mesa
Cal Ship Mesa rises to 2,322 m in New Mexico. Madre Mountain stands 2,870 m to the southwest, 7.1 miles off. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2322 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
61 named places within 25 miles
- White Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Blue Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Madre Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Rincon: 7.5 mi
- Third Canyon Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 0.5 mi
- White Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Blue Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Blue Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Blue Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Maverick Spring: 4.5 mi
- Chavez Springs: 20.1 mi
- Dove Spring: 21.0 mi
- The Lightning Field: 20.1 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 22.6 mi
- Lightning Field: 20.4 mi
- Very Large Array: 22.5 mi
- Cherry Town: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cal Ship Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madre Mountain | SW 227° | 2,870 m | 7.1 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SW 228° | 2,851 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,787 m | 20.1 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | SSW 203° | 2,749 m | 19.9 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,717 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rincon | S 173° | 2,709 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | N 354° | 2,673 m | 24.5 mi |
| East Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,646 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592660
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