Carter Mesa
Carter Mesa rises to 2,074 m in New Mexico. Mestenas Peak stands 2,343 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Encinada Mesa, a peak 2.3 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,074 m
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Encinada Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Albert Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Gonzales Mesa: 4.0 mi
- B S Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Eagles Nest: 6.0 mi
- Tapicito Canyon Riparian Area: 3.6 mi
- Largo Canyon Riparian Area: 4.7 mi
- Cereza Canyon Riparian Area: 5.4 mi
- Gonzales Wash Riparian Area: 5.6 mi
- Gonzalez Canyon-Senon S. Vigil Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.7 mi
- The Bat: 20.3 mi
- Hoodoo: 20.3 mi
- The Couple: 20.3 mi
- The Python: 20.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 20.5 mi
- Dufers Point: 15.8 mi
- Navajo Lake Horse Trails Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mestenas Peak | NNE 18° | 2,343 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mestenas Mesa | NNE 20° | 2,322 m | 22.3 mi |
| Laguna Seca Mesa | NNE 20° | 2,319 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gobernador Knob | NNE 18° | 2,316 m | 12.4 mi |
| Devils Mesa | NNE 27° | 2,306 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wild Horse Mesa | ESE 122° | 2,292 m | 8.2 mi |
| Vigas Mesa | NNE 32° | 2,288 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cabresto Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,280 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lybrook, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898741 — Carter Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583954
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