Gusano Mesa
Gusano Mesa rises to 2,100 m in New Mexico. Elk Mountain stands 3,550 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro del Oso, a peak 0.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,100 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.1 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 23 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 25 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro del Oso: 0.3 mi
- Cerros Oso: 1.7 mi
- Loma del Medio: 2.1 mi
- Cerritos Colorados: 2.5 mi
- Rowe Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Big Cola Can: 9.9 mi
- Blue Wolf: 14.3 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 15.3 mi
- Red Horse: 16.7 mi
- Ghost Bison: 16.8 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 8.2 mi
- Pecos National Park: 8.3 mi
- Brazel Park: 12.6 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Lamy Park: 15.3 mi
- Ruins of Church Convento at Pecos: 8.2 mi
- ruins of Spanish church at Pecos: 8.2 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 8.3 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 8.4 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 10.8 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Clark Exploration Place: 23.2 mi
- López Horno Plaza: 23.2 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 23.3 mi
- Pflueger: 15.4 mi
- Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: 23.1 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 23.1 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 23.1 mi
- Museum of International Folk Art: 23.1 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 22.6 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 22.7 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 22.8 mi
- Native American Garden: 23.1 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 15.1 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 17.5 mi
- Big Pine: 19.9 mi
- Fishing Hole: 19.9 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 15.0 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 18.7 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 19.1 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 14.2 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 23.0 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 23.0 mi
- Las Ruedas: 3.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 18.4 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Gusano Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | N 8° | 3,550 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Barker | N 6° | 3,490 m | 21.7 mi |
| Valle de la Piedra | N 10° | 3,340 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rosilla Peak | N 357° | 3,231 m | 19.5 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NW 324° | 3,215 m | 18.9 mi |
| Glorieta Baldy | NW 323° | 3,116 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chaperito Knob | N 355° | 3,096 m | 18.5 mi |
| El Cielo Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,028 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos NM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594665
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