Cradle Mesa
Cradle Mesa rises to 1,748 m in New Mexico. Spring Mountain stands 2,952 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Round Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,748 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 21 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 23 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Spring: 4.6 mi
- Two-Timing Spring: 4.7 mi
- Gray Bull Spring: 4.9 mi
- Long Ears Spring: 5.3 mi
- Vigil Spring: 5.6 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.2 mi
- Indian Peak: 3.3 mi
- Spurgeon Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Dangerous Park: 12.0 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 17.7 mi
- Redstone Park: 19.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Crabtree Park: 21.0 mi
- Tige Rim: 8.7 mi
- Windy Point: 9.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 17.2 mi
- Burke Point: 20.4 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 7.8 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 20.6 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 22.2 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 19.6 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Chitty Falls: 24.5 mi
- Sardine Falls: 24.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.9 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 11.3 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Cradle Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,952 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nabours Mountain | SE 127° | 2,802 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | NW 315° | 2,673 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,612 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cooney Peak | E 101° | 2,604 m | 13.9 mi |
| W S Mountain | NW 314° | 2,563 m | 7.4 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | N 2° | 2,551 m | 14.0 mi |
| Maple Peak | SW 223° | 2,527 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593529
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