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Escobas Mesa

Escobas Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Escobas Mesa rises to 2,233 m in New Mexico. South Mountain stands 3,265 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponderosa Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.81975, -106.34197

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Anasazi Ruins: 4.0 mi
  • Long House: 4.4 mi
  • John F Kennedy Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Big Kiva: 4.7 mi
  • Peggy Pond Church: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Kiva: 4.7 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 5.3 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 6.3 mi
  • Los Pueblos Park: 6.8 mi
  • Natural Park: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 32
Springs: 18
  • American Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Apache Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Doe Springs: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Camp May: 6.2 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Escobas Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainW 277°3,265 m10.7 mi
Caballo MountainN 352°3,200 m9.3 mi
Pajarito MountainNW 325°3,176 m5.7 mi
Cerro RubioNNW 339°3,169 m9.3 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNW 316°3,148 m10.8 mi
Cerro GrandeNW 311°3,098 m5.3 mi
Shell MountainNNW 339°3,098 m9.9 mi
Cerro PeladoWSW 258°3,082.9 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906182 — Escobas Mesa, Los Alamos County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594130

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