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Horse Lake Mesa

Horse Lake Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Lake Mesa rises to 2,662 m in New Mexico. Chama Peak stands 3,662 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tecolote Mesa, a peak 4.6 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76890, -106.83143

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chama PeakNNE 31°3,662 m21.8 mi
Grouse MesaE 79°3,477 m23.8 mi
Navajo PeakNNE 13°3,441 m23.0 mi
Peñasco AmarilloE 101°3,233 m23.5 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainENE 71°3,204 m19.9 mi
Chromo MountainNNE 22°3,006 m14.3 mi
Archuleta MesaNNW 338°2,809 m19.0 mi
Archuleta MesaNNW 334°2,767 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242936425160676557463425
Precip in0.90.90.81.11.00.71.82.21.71.30.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900118 — Horse Lake Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586768

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