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Hood Mesa

Hood Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Hood Mesa rises to 1,800 m in New Mexico. Round Top Mountain stands 2,234 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Northeast Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 5.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1800 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79722, -108.15702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Northeast Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Sandalwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Foothills Park: 1.7 mi
  • Calle Norte Bike Park: 1.8 mi
  • Graduation Plaza: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 4.1 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 4.6 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 9.1 mi
  • US HW 550 end: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 36
Cliffs: 9
  • Morningstar Bluff: 4.4 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 6.7 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 12.6 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 12.7 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 12.9 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Energy Dance: 1.9 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 3.7 mi
  • Cross: 3.8 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 5.9 mi
  • The Virgin Mary: 9.4 mi
Springs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round Top MountainNNE 32°2,234 m23.6 mi
Tank MountainENE 62°2,191 m21.4 mi
Barker DomeNNW 329°2,174 m15.7 mi
Harris MesaSE 124°2,165 m23.5 mi
Long MountainNE 34°2,153 m23.1 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 36°2,152 m15.5 mi
Round TopNNE 22°2,145 m23.5 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic SiteESE 117°2,143 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890116 — Hood Mesa, San Juan County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357575202

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