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Chino Mesa

Chino Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Chino Mesa rises to 1,978 m in New Mexico. Caballo Mountain stands 3,200 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Canyon pour-off, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1978 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77003, -106.20836

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Natural Park: 2.0 mi
  • PAHOA land: 2.8 mi
  • Rover Park: 3.2 mi
  • Jeffrey Park: 3.5 mi
  • Rocket Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Big Kiva: 3.7 mi
  • Long House: 3.9 mi
  • Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 4.1 mi
  • Anasazi Ruins: 4.3 mi
  • Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 5.4 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 31
  • Alcove House: 4.5 mi
  • Amphitheater: 4.5 mi
  • The Narrows: 6.4 mi
  • Alcove: 6.6 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 12.7 mi
Springs: 18
  • Ancho Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Doe Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 3.2 mi
  • American Spring: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 14
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Camp May: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spence Hot Spring: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Chino Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caballo MountainNW 325°3,200 m15.4 mi
Pajarito MountainNW 307°3,176 m13.5 mi
Cerro RubioNW 318°3,169 m16.3 mi
Cerro GrandeWNW 301°3,098 m13.4 mi
Rabbit MountainWNW 286°3,018 m15.3 mi
Cerro del MedioNW 305°3,012 m16.4 mi
Aspen PeakW 266°2,819 m16.3 mi
Sawyer MesaWNW 286°2,678 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357610926

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