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Gonzalitos Mesa

Gonzalitos Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Gonzalitos Mesa rises to 2,260 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinon Hills, a peak 4.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2260 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31059, -104.78833

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 9
  • Rayado: 8.8 mi
  • Leadership School Campfire: 9.5 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 13.5 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 13.6 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 13.8 mi
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
  • Kit Carson Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 11.4 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 13.6 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 14.5 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 13.6 mi
  • Tipi: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Betty's Bra: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Gonzalitos Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PhillipsWNW 299°3,553 m23.6 mi
Bunkhouse Bare PointWNW 299°3,550 m23.4 mi
Comanche PeakWNW 301°3,445.2 m22.9 mi
Big RedWNW 299°3,358.9 m21.8 mi
Black MountainWNW 300°3,295 m19.0 mi
Bonito PeakWNW 297°3,254 m20.5 mi
Bear MountainWNW 302°3,249.8 m20.1 mi
Cimarroncito PeakNW 307°3,192.8 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:4319:4320:21
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0816:0816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343645516069737164544333
Precip in0.60.40.91.21.52.03.03.02.11.20.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springer, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889494 — Gonzalitos Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357574419

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