Hunter Mesa
Hunter Mesa rises to 2,460 m in New Mexico. Little Fishers Peak Mesa stands 2,747 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meloche Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,460 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 25.2 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Meloche Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Juan Torres Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Towndrow Peak: 3.9 mi
- Buckhorn Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Johnson Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 8.6 mi
- Romero Park: 8.9 mi
- Optimist Park East: 9.2 mi
- Optimist Park South: 9.2 mi
- Roundhouse Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 6.9 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 8.5 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 15.1 mi
- Grave: 20.1 mi
- Scouting Museum: 9.4 mi
- Raton Museum: 9.5 mi
- Folsom Museum: 20.1 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 24.6 mi
- south finial: 9.5 mi
- north finial: 9.5 mi
- Raton: 9.8 mi
- Star: 9.8 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 20.0 mi
- Prestons Point: 11.0 mi
- Devils Point: 23.6 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Hunter Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | NNW 335° | 2,747 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | NW 319° | 2,709 m | 12.9 mi |
| Laughlin Peak | SSE 161° | 2,682 m | 16.4 mi |
| Burro Mesa | NNW 345° | 2,666 m | 14.1 mi |
| Horse Mesa | NNW 340° | 2,662 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | NNW 327° | 2,661 m | 12.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NNW 328° | 2,636 m | 5.0 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNE 17° | 2,625 m | 3.9 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 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:05 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Krtn Radio, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890266 — Hunter Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357575390
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