Dude Mesa
Dude Mesa rises to 2,274 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Rivers Fairy Trail, a park 0.8 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49026032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,274 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 25.0 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 25 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 25 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 27 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grindstone Mesa: 3.7 mi
- High Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Cow Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Goat Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 0.8 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 0.8 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 1.1 mi
- Wingfield Park: 1.4 mi
- Moon Mountain Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 2.0 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 3.8 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 3.8 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 9.3 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 16.8 mi
- Fox Cave: 9.2 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.8 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 22.4 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 22.8 mi
- Old Mill: 0.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 17.1 mi
- The Palisades: 19.6 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 20.9 mi
- H22: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Dude Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WNW 296° | 3,620 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 301° | 3,518 m | 10.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NW 308° | 3,111 m | 13.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNW 327° | 2,966 m | 15.2 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NNW 333° | 2,942 m | 9.2 mi |
| Padilla Point | NE 34° | 2,930 m | 24.9 mi |
| Granite Knob | NNW 334° | 2,906 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NW 308° | 2,858 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905899 — Dude Mesa, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593913
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