French Mesa
French Mesa rises to 2,638 m in New Mexico. Cerro de la Garita stands 3,225 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Capulin Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 19 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2638 m
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 30 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 30 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Capulin Peak: 2.1 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 3.1 mi
- Mesa Gurule: 3.4 mi
- Mesa los Indios: 4.0 mi
- Laguna Peak: 5.2 mi
- Nogales Cliff House trailhead: 10.3 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 15.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 17.5 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 18.2 mi
- Cuba Rams: 19.0 mi
- Cuba: 19.1 mi
- San Juan Basin: 19.5 mi
- Time Capsule: 20.2 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 20.6 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 20.7 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 5.7 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 17.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 19.4 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 21.8 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 22.9 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.5 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 5.8 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 19.2 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de la Garita | SE 142° | 3,225 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SE 141° | 3,174 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SE 140° | 3,144 m | 21.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | SSE 157° | 3,041 m | 24.9 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | SE 134° | 3,039 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | ESE 115° | 3,003 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cerro Jarocito | SSE 166° | 2,993 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SSE 147° | 2,992 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindrith 1 WSW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592741
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