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Frijoles Mesa

Frijoles Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Frijoles Mesa rises to 2,123 m in New Mexico. South Mountain stands 3,265 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitheater, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49030632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2123 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80530, -106.29475

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Natural Park: 4.4 mi
  • PAHOA land: 4.6 mi
  • Rocket Park: 4.8 mi
  • Fire Station Fountain: 5.1 mi
  • Rover Park: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 32
Springs: 18
  • Doe Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 4.3 mi
  • American Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Apache Spring: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Camp May: 8.6 mi
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Frijoles Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainW 280°3,265 m13.5 mi
Caballo MountainNNW 339°3,200 m11.0 mi
Pajarito MountainNW 314°3,176 m8.2 mi
Cerro RubioNNW 328°3,169 m11.4 mi
Cerros del AbrigoNW 311°3,148 m13.4 mi
Cerro GrandeNW 304°3,098 m8.0 mi
Shell MountainNNW 328°3,098 m12.0 mi
Las ConchasW 269°3,030 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906408 — Frijoles Mesa, Los Alamos County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594345

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