Flattop Mesa
Flattop Mesa rises to 2,259 m in New Mexico. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawkins Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2259 m
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Hawkins Peak: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 5.3 mi
- Hogeye Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Moreno Hill: 10.2 mi
- Cabin Spring: 9.8 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 12.4 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 13.8 mi
- Zuni Spring: 14.6 mi
- Smith Spring: 15.6 mi
- Red Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flattop Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | E 97° | 2,593 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 51° | 2,593 m | 21.3 mi |
| Techado Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,490 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | SE 130° | 2,472 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NE 54° | 2,462 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cerro Orqueta | NE 52° | 2,440 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cerro Brillante | ENE 63° | 2,440 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cerro Flora | NE 50° | 2,426 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573800
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