Cucho Mesa
Cucho Mesa rises to 1,870 m in New Mexico. Pajarito Peak stands 2,749 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mesa, a peak 3.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,870 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 25.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.8 mi off the Corrales Road
- 25.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Bernalillito Mesa: 3.9 mi
- White Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Mesa Cuchilla: 6.6 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 8.2 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 4.5 mi
- Mariposa Park: 17.6 mi
- Monarch Park: 18.1 mi
- King Mesa Meadows Park: 18.8 mi
- Los Montoyas Park: 19.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 3.6 mi
- Hoodoos: 4.0 mi
- White Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 11.2 mi
- Walatoa Slot Canyon: 11.7 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 5.0 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 10.2 mi
- PUEBLO OF JÉMEZ HISTORIC MARKER: 11.3 mi
- NEW MEXICO HISTORIC WOMEN MARKER INITIATIVE HISTORIC MARKER: 11.3 mi
- Tower Ruins: 16.2 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 23.5 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 24.2 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 11.6 mi
- Ojo Frio: 18.9 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 21.7 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 23.7 mi
- Jones Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 24.9 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 6.9 mi
- Cabezon: 12.5 mi
- Rams: 23.7 mi
- Jemez Falls: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Cucho Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pajarito Peak | NNE 11° | 2,749 m | 9.8 mi |
| Joaquin Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,590 m | 15.4 mi |
| Borrego Mesa | ENE 59° | 2,415 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cabezon Peak | WNW 285° | 2,373 m | 11.8 mi |
| Peggy Mesa | NNE 24° | 2,317 m | 12.9 mi |
| Loma Canovas | ENE 74° | 2,307 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mesa Prieta | WSW 247° | 2,293 m | 8.7 mi |
| Guadalupita Mesa | NNE 31° | 2,275 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357572498
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 26 mi
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