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Cimarron Mesa

Cimarron Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Cimarron Mesa rises to 2,348 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2348 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.26255, -108.83757

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 24
  • Smith Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Knight Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Rita Blanca Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Todd Browning Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cimarron Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainESE 102°3,000 m21.8 mi
Jim Smith PeakSSW 203°2,820 m20.5 mi
Gallo PeakSE 144°2,818 m19.4 mi
Fox MountainSSE 150°2,780 m14.9 mi
Loco KnollSW 221°2,764 m23.2 mi
Jones PeakSSW 199°2,755 m19.6 mi
Black PeakS 177°2,745 m16.2 mi
Agua Fria MountainESE 119°2,691 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5420:31
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1816:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593309

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