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Circle Mesa

Circle Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Circle Mesa rises to 1,780 m in New Mexico. Signal Peak stands 2,737 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Spring, a spring 3.6 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85591, -108.45283

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Ash Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Walnut Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Allen Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 6.6 mi
Parks: 14
  • Gila Park: 10.3 mi
  • Virginia Street Park: 11.2 mi
  • Hidden Park: 11.4 mi
  • Penny Park: 11.5 mi
  • Boston Hill Open Space: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • North Pit: 11.2 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 11.3 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 11.4 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 11.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 11.9 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 11.5 mi
  • W: 12.0 mi
  • C: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 12.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Circle Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakENE 73°2,737 m16.5 mi
Twin SistersE 81°2,524 m15.9 mi
Scott PeakENE 66°2,521 m15.3 mi
Twin SistersE 81°2,495 m15.7 mi
Pinos Altos MountainE 88°2,473 m12.3 mi
Bear MountainESE 104°2,444 m5.6 mi
T X MountainENE 67°2,437 m14.3 mi
A Four MountainENE 65°2,415 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:26
June solstice06:0719:5020:26
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:1316:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593312

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