El Morro Mesa
El Morro Mesa rises to 1,527 m in New Mexico. Gacho Hill stands 1,763 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Conejo Mesa, a peak 4.5 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 11 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,527 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
11 named places within 25 miles
- Conejo Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Yeso Hills: 9.6 mi
- Yeso Mesa: 10.1 mi
- Burro Hill: 13.8 mi
- Loma Alta: 15.3 mi
- Red Bluffs: 14.8 mi
- Dunlap Sill: 23.0 mi
- Mesa Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Morro Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gacho Hill | WNW 293° | 1,763 m | 22.2 mi |
| Loma Alta | NW 324° | 1,701 m | 15.3 mi |
| Yeso Mesa | NW 317° | 1,684 m | 10.1 mi |
| Yeso Hills | NW 315° | 1,668 m | 9.6 mi |
| Conejo Mesa | E 94° | 1,474 m | 4.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,460 m | 23.0 mi |
| Burro Hill | SSW 192° | 1,421 m | 13.8 mi |
| PoquitA Mesa | SSE 168° | 1,373 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yeso 2 S, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897001 — El Morro Mesa, De Baca County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582466
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