Dry Mesa
Dry Mesa rises to 2,429 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron Mesa, a peak 2.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2429 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Flatiron Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Buckhorn Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Haycock Buttes: 3.1 mi
- Loco Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Gringo Peak: 3.5 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 8.4 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- Fisher Park: 12.9 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 15.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 13.6 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 15.1 mi
- Grave: 16.8 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 21.8 mi
- Folsom Museum: 14.8 mi
- Scouting Museum: 16.1 mi
- Raton Museum: 16.2 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 22.2 mi
- south finial: 16.2 mi
- north finial: 16.2 mi
- Raton: 16.5 mi
- Prestons Point: 8.1 mi
- Devils Point: 19.5 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 14.8 mi
- Star: 16.5 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Dry Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | S 182° | 2,682 m | 11.8 mi |
| Horse Mesa | NW 326° | 2,662 m | 16.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NW 314° | 2,636 m | 11.5 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNW 330° | 2,625 m | 8.7 mi |
| Barela Mesa | NNW 332° | 2,611 m | 15.9 mi |
| Dale Mountain | N 356° | 2,588 m | 9.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,569 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pine Buttes | S 178° | 2,569 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888539 — Dry Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572820
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