East Paraje Mesa
East Paraje Mesa rises to 1,952 m in New Mexico. Microwave Ridge stands 2,807 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Taylor Fields, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027028, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,952 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Paraje Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Casa Blanca Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Wheat Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Grey Hill: 4.0 mi
- Sugar Rock: 4.2 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 16.1 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 16.2 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 16.4 mi
- Frog Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Seama Mesa: 3.5 mi
- Sharp Point: 9.3 mi
- Crow Point: 11.6 mi
- Puerto Grande: 18.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 0.9 mi
- Truman Park: 21.9 mi
- Smokey Circle: 22.4 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 22.8 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 23.3 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 3.8 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 18.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 23.3 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 21.3 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 22.2 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 23.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 24.2 mi
- Acoma Museum: 13.0 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 23.2 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 23.2 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 5.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of East Paraje Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwave Ridge | NW 319° | 2,807 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | N 357° | 2,674 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NNE 33° | 2,190 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NE 36° | 2,174 m | 3.9 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SSW 201° | 2,141 m | 13.8 mi |
| Petoch Butte | S 190° | 2,102 m | 12.9 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NNW 334° | 2,088 m | 4.7 mi |
| La Mesa | NNE 19° | 2,088 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888683 — East Paraje Mesa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572993
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