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Grouse Mesa

Grouse Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Grouse Mesa rises to 3,477 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazos Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83140, -106.40753

106 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Springs: 15
  • Spring Number One: 8.7 mi
  • El Camino Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Warm Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Moeller Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Ojito Azul: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 7
  • Brazos Cliffs: 5.5 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 5.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 11.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grouse Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banded PeakNNW 327°3,892 m22.4 mi
Chama PeakNW 320°3,662 m18.9 mi
Jarosa PeakN 350°3,587 m16.7 mi
Brazos PeakSE 138°3,440 m2.1 mi
Black MountainN 358°3,417 m23.7 mi
Pinorealosa MountainN 6°3,343 m15.9 mi
Canjilon MountainS 170°3,326 m18.4 mi
San Antonio MountainE 85°3,326 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1616:1316:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425161666457463526
Precip in2.01.71.91.51.80.82.02.82.11.71.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889641 — Grouse Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357574565

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