Chical Mesa
Chical Mesa rises to 1,434 m in New Mexico. Mesa Rica stands 1,648 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is La Cinta Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,434 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
48 named places within 25 miles
- La Cinta Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Manhead Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Monument Point: 6.4 mi
- Carpenter Mesa: 9.2 mi
- Medina Mesa: 11.4 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 9.3 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 20.9 mi
- North Side Park: 21.7 mi
- Coronado Park (undeveloped): 21.8 mi
- Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site: 9.2 mi
- ART City: 17.6 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 21.4 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- The Minds Eye: 17.7 mi
- The Legendary Road: 22.3 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chical Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Rica | SW 227° | 1,648 m | 15.0 mi |
| Huerfano Mesa | N 352° | 1,633 m | 17.6 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | S 182° | 1,620 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mesita Trementina | WNW 284° | 1,588 m | 24.5 mi |
| Variadero Mesa | W 268° | 1,557 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,551 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mesa del Medio | WSW 244° | 1,508 m | 24.3 mi |
| La Cinta Mesa | NW 325° | 1,501 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887500 — Chical Mesa, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571927
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 22 mi
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