Grindstone Mesa
Grindstone Mesa rises to 2,404 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruidoso River Museum, a museum 2.5 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,404 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 25.0 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 25 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 25 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 27 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dude Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Cow Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Moon Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 6.3 mi
- High Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Wingfield Park: 2.9 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 3.9 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 3.9 mi
- Moon Mountain Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- White Mountain Recreation Complex: 4.4 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 7.2 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 7.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 12.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 17.8 mi
- Fox Cave: 12.4 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 22.6 mi
- Old Mill: 4.1 mi
- Padilla Springs: 13.5 mi
- The Palisades: 15.9 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 17.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Grindstone Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | NW 307° | 3,620 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 313° | 3,518 m | 7.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 329° | 3,276 m | 6.8 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NW 319° | 3,111 m | 10.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNW 339° | 2,966 m | 13.2 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | N 356° | 2,942 m | 7.7 mi |
| Granite Knob | N 358° | 2,906 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,858 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594630
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