Peak · New Mexico
Fort Stanton Mesa
Fort Stanton Mesa rises to 2,174 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Mesa, a peak 3.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,174 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.42980, -105.60248
- 0.5 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Coyote Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.5 mi
- High Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Hightower Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.5 mi
Parks: 20
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 5.2 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 5.2 mi
- North Park: 5.4 mi
- White Mountain Recreation Complex: 6.1 mi
- Fort Stanton: 6.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Billy the Kid Museum: 6.2 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 6.7 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 6.8 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 8.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Fox Cave: 6.1 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 18.7 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- H22: 20.4 mi
- Donkey Statue: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- White Oaks: 23.3 mi
- Robsart: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Old Mill: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Padilla Springs: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Palisades: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Fort Stanton Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WSW 252° | 3,620 m | 12.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,518 m | 12.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | W 270° | 3,111 m | 13.4 mi |
| Summit Peak | NE 49° | 3,103 m | 18.4 mi |
| Capitan Peak | ENE 60° | 3,063 m | 22.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | WNW 292° | 2,966 m | 12.5 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | W 271° | 2,942 m | 7.4 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,932 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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