Eureka Mesa
Eureka Mesa rises to 2,925 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nacimiento Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,925 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 47.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 16 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 16 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nacimiento Peak: 1.4 mi
- Blue Bird Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Rock Creek Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Mining Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 12.3 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 12.8 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 14.2 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 14.6 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cuba: 6.9 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 6.9 mi
- Fenton Lake: 11.1 mi
- San Juan Basin: 11.4 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 18.2 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 15.6 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 16.6 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 17.0 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 19.0 mi
- Cuba Rams: 5.8 mi
- Soda Dam: 17.7 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 18.8 mi
- Human sundial: 18.8 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 19.8 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 6.0 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 7.2 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 18.5 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.7 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 23.7 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Eureka Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | ESE 122° | 3,434 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 125° | 3,265 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | E 93° | 3,225 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | E 88° | 3,174 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | ESE 105° | 3,148 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | E 84° | 3,144 m | 16.9 mi |
| Indian Point | E 94° | 3,118 m | 21.6 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | ESE 112° | 3,041 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906206 — Eureka Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594158
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