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Cimarron Mesa

Cimarron Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Cimarron Mesa rises to 2,348 m in New Mexico. Jim Smith Peak stands 2,820 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
2,348 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.26255, -108.83757

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 22
  • 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
Jim Smith PeakSSW2,820 m20.5 mi
Gallo PeakSE2,818 m19.4 mi
Fox MountainSSE2,780 m14.9 mi
Loco KnollSW2,764 m23.2 mi
Jones PeakSSW2,755 m19.6 mi
Black PeakS2,745 m16.2 mi
Agua Fria MountainESE2,691 m18.3 mi
Freeman MountainS2,674 m24.8 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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