Cañones Mesa
Cañones Mesa rises to 2,305 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Mesa, a peak 1.9 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2305 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 25 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 26 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pueblo Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Blanca Mesa: 1.9 mi
- La Loma de Arena: 4.7 mi
- Las Lomas de los Marios: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Escoba: 5.1 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 5.4 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.4 mi
- Nexus: 21.2 mi
- Golondrina: 22.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 22.5 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 7.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.0 mi
- Elk Spring: 16.6 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 17.0 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 2.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 3.2 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Poshuoinge: 8.0 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 15.9 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 15.9 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 21.6 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 2.6 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 10.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 10.6 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 13.1 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 5.5 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 10.0 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 10.0 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 22.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 22.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 10.9 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 11.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 12.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 20.6 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 22.1 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Camp May: 20.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 20.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 22.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Cañones Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | S 188° | 3,558 m | 14.4 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | S 172° | 3,517 m | 13.0 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | S 176° | 3,419 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | S 185° | 3,323 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSW 205° | 3,225 m | 14.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | S 170° | 3,200 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSW 210° | 3,174 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | S 177° | 3,169 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904724 — Cañones Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592707
Day trips start here
- Española · 24 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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