Chino Mesa
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
- 1,978 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 11.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 12.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 17 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montoso Peak: 2.0 mi
- Ortiz Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Micho: 4.3 mi
- Twin Hills: 4.9 mi
- Corral Hill: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Ancestral Pueblo Cooking Pot Replica AD 1200-1550: 3.9 mi
- Flying Folds (Origami Crane): 3.9 mi
- Kites of Many Colors: 3.9 mi
- Strange Trio: 3.9 mi
- Black-on-Black Maria Martinez Plate Replica 1920s: 4.0 mi
- 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
- Los Alamos History Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 9.4 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 9.9 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 13.5 mi
- Alien Museum: 13.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- White Rock Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 9.4 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Biowall: 16.4 mi
- 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
- Water Canyon pour-off: 1.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 15.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 20.9 mi
- Devils Throne: 22.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.6 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 2.9 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 22.5 mi
- Buckman: 5.2 mi
- Bonanza City: 16.9 mi
- Waldo: 22.4 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 15.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 17.1 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Rendija Arch: 12.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caballo Mountain | NW 325° | 3,200 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NW 307° | 3,176 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 318° | 3,169 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | WNW 301° | 3,098 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,018 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro del Medio | NW 305° | 3,012 m | 16.4 mi |
| Aspen Peak | W 266° | 2,819 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | WNW 286° | 2,678 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610926
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