Horace Mesa
Horace Mesa rises to 2,607 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mirabel Spring, a spring 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,607 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 26.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 24 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Colorado: 4.8 mi
- La Jara Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Mount Taylor: 4.9 mi
- Microwave Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Cerro Venada: 6.8 mi
- Seama Mesa: 16.4 mi
- Crow Point: 16.7 mi
- Frog Mesa: 17.6 mi
- Jim Point: 19.5 mi
- Punta Burro: 19.8 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 3.2 mi
- Twin Spring: 3.8 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 4.5 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 4.6 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 6.9 mi
- Smokey Circle: 9.0 mi
- Truman Park: 9.1 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 9.3 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 10.3 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 9.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 11.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 12.3 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 19.3 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 10.2 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 10.2 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
- Acoma Museum: 21.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 10.3 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.0 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Jesus: 12.2 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Horace Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | ENE 62° | 3,449 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | ENE 59° | 3,057 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cerro Osha | NE 55° | 2,947 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cerro Venada | NE 41° | 2,824 m | 6.8 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | ESE 104° | 2,807 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | ENE 58° | 2,735 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | ENE 60° | 2,716 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | ENE 57° | 2,691 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907081 — Horace Mesa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594959
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