Cat Head Mesa
Cat Head Mesa rises to 1,817 m in New Mexico. Carrizo Mountain stands 2,932 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovelace Mesa, a peak 5.9 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 24 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,817 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
49 named places within 25 miles
- Lovelace Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Cat Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Little Black Peak: 10.8 mi
- Chupadera Mesa: 14.6 mi
- Lone Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 14.4 mi
- Spencer Park: 20.9 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 21.2 mi
- City Park: 21.2 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 21.7 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 19.2 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 19.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 21.1 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 21.1 mi
- Ancho: 14.2 mi
- Robsart: 16.4 mi
- White Oaks: 19.4 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 14.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 21.0 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cat Head Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Mountain | SE 138° | 2,932 m | 22.5 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | SE 138° | 2,932 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gallinas Mountains | NNE 28° | 2,631 m | 24.5 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | NNE 26° | 2,546 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | NNE 28° | 2,523 m | 24.2 mi |
| Patos Mountain | SE 125° | 2,492 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lackey Point | NNE 33° | 2,452 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SE 130° | 2,417 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900526 — Cat Head Mesa, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587147
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