Circle S Mesa
Circle S Mesa rises to 1,573 m in New Mexico. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,957 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Quitaras, a peak 7.9 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 10 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1573 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 54.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
24 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Quitaras: 7.9 mi
- Cerrito de los Muertos: 10.6 mi
- Ute Creek Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Steele Windmill: 12.0 mi
- David Hill: 12.4 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 15.0 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Mills: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Circle S Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,957 m | 18.8 mi |
| Chateau Hill | NNW 329° | 1,928 m | 23.3 mi |
| Spear Hills | NW 312° | 1,897 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cerro de la Cruz | NNW 346° | 1,887 m | 14.6 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SW 231° | 1,789 m | 20.1 mi |
| Apache Point | SW 234° | 1,776 m | 18.2 mi |
| Aragon Hill | NNE 16° | 1,762 m | 14.4 mi |
| Turkey Head | SW 234° | 1,729 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquero 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898645 — Circle S Mesa, Quay County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583801
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