Gallinas Mesa
Gallinas Mesa rises to 2,558 m in New Mexico. Bunkhouse Bare Point stands 3,550 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 49 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,558 m
How to reach it
- 49.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Halls Peak: 1.3 mi
- Cooks Peak: 2.0 mi
- Cerrito Pelon: 2.7 mi
- Ocate Peak: 3.3 mi
- Rivera Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 12.3 mi
- Rayado: 12.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 17.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 17.8 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 18.0 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 10.3 mi
- Olympic Park: 17.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 22.0 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 12.5 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 13.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 17.4 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 21.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.9 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 23.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 24.3 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 12.5 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 17.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 21.4 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 23.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 15.5 mi
- Loring Spring: 22.6 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.2 mi
- Betty's Bra: 15.1 mi
- Palisades: 23.2 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 17.6 mi
- Tipi: 21.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Gallinas Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 342° | 3,550 m | 19.0 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 345° | 3,445 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cuchillo de Fernando | WNW 283° | 3,445 m | 17.5 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | NW 320° | 3,364 m | 13.5 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 346° | 3,359 m | 17.9 mi |
| Garcia Peak | NNW 335° | 3,323 m | 17.7 mi |
| Osha Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,305 m | 17.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 354° | 3,295 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357574170
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