Deer Mesa
Deer Mesa rises to 2,254 m in New Mexico. Mesa de Cuba stands 2,300 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 20 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2254 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
97 named places within 25 miles
- Hodoos: 16.8 mi
- Twin Peaks: 17.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 17.1 mi
- Hoodoo Cove: 17.1 mi
- Red Hill: 17.1 mi
- Heart Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Sisnathyel Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Ceja Pelon Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Mesa Penistaja: 7.8 mi
- Ojo Encino Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Margarita Martinez Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.7 mi
- Martin Apodaco Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- Rock House-Nestor Martin Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.9 mi
- Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area: 22.1 mi
- Gonzalez Canyon-Senon S. Vigil Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.8 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 15.7 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 15.8 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 18.8 mi
- Ramona Spring: 19.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 22.6 mi
- San Juan Basin: 16.5 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Cuba: 20.6 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 20.7 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 20.8 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de Cuba | E 99° | 2,300 m | 18.2 mi |
| Wild Horse Mesa | N 7° | 2,292 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chaco Mesa | SSW 205° | 2,276 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mesa Portales | SE 128° | 2,267 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sisnathyel Mesa | NW 307° | 2,263 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mesa Chijuilla | ESE 107° | 2,254 m | 13.9 mi |
| Continental Divide | E 86° | 2,249 m | 11.0 mi |
| Eagles Nest | N 360° | 2,246 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Lake, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888298 — Deer Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572593
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