Horse Mesa
Horse Mesa rises to 2,662 m in New Mexico. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Barela Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2662 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 15.2 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barela Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Little Horse Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Bobblers Knob: 3.2 mi
- Burro Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Little Fishers Peak Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Sugarite Canyon: 2.9 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 3.9 mi
- Romero Park: 7.7 mi
- Optimist Park East: 7.9 mi
- Ripley Park: 8.0 mi
- Raton Museum: 8.2 mi
- Scouting Museum: 8.3 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 15.1 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 15.1 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 15.1 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 5.3 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 7.9 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 18.2 mi
- north finial: 8.2 mi
- south finial: 8.2 mi
- Raton: 8.2 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 9.0 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 16.2 mi
- Prestons Point: 15.9 mi
- Prospect Point: 16.1 mi
- Star: 8.2 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Horse Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | NW 318° | 2,920 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | NW 317° | 2,887 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | NW 321° | 2,747 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | W 270° | 2,709 m | 5.0 mi |
| Burro Mesa | N 359° | 2,666 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | W 279° | 2,661 m | 3.2 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | S 172° | 2,636 m | 5.6 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | SE 142° | 2,625 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Maloya, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357585983
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