Eagle Tail Mesa
Eagle Tail Mesa rises to 2,362 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Tail Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49026773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,362 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 27.4 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Tail Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Tinaja Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.5 mi
- Cerriot Negro: 4.7 mi
- Tinaja Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Maxwell Park: 11.9 mi
- La Mesa Park: 13.1 mi
- Optimist Park South: 13.5 mi
- Legion Park: 14.7 mi
- Roundhouse Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
- Grave: 12.3 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.6 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 18.2 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 21.9 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 24.1 mi
- Scouting Museum: 15.1 mi
- Raton Museum: 15.3 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 18.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 24.1 mi
- south finial: 15.3 mi
- north finial: 15.3 mi
- Raton: 15.5 mi
- Devils Point: 16.6 mi
- Prestons Point: 23.1 mi
- Star: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Eagle Tail Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | ESE 107° | 2,682 m | 13.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NNE 17° | 2,636 m | 16.6 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNE 29° | 2,625 m | 17.7 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NE 36° | 2,588 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pine Buttes | ESE 116° | 2,569 m | 15.2 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,542 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Mesa | NNE 23° | 2,479 m | 21.1 mi |
| Horse Shoe Mesa | NNE 23° | 2,479 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888620 — Eagle Tail Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572912
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