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Indian Mesa

Indian Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Mesa rises to 2,600 m in New Mexico. Madre Mountain stands 2,870 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dove Spring, a spring 3.8 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2600 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.29089, -107.51143
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Cliffs: 12
  • Mesa Cencerro: 9.1 mi
  • Hells Mesa: 13.1 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 14.4 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 14.7 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 7
Springs: 5
  • Dove Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Chavez Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Hell Canyon Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Agua Fria Spring: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 1
  • Cherry Town: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Madre MountainW 271°2,870 m21.6 mi
Davenport LookoutW 269°2,851 m22.9 mi
Tip Top MountainSE 126°2,773 m22.7 mi
North PeakSE 126°2,763 m22.7 mi
RinconW 262°2,709 m15.6 mi
East Sugarloaf MountainWSW 248°2,646 m24.2 mi
Blue MesaWNW 302°2,605 m14.5 mi
D Cross MountainNW 317°2,589 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice05:5919:4920:26
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1316:2617:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541475666696761503931
Precip in0.50.50.50.50.70.62.72.82.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907217 — Indian Mesa, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595117

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