Indian Mesa
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. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,600 m
How to reach it
77 named places within 25 miles
- Gallinas Peak: 5.6 mi
- Lion Mountain: 8.0 mi
- La Cruz Peak: 8.8 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 9.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Very Large Array: 15.9 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 19.4 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 19.5 mi
- Old Jail House: 19.5 mi
- Hilton House: 19.8 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 9.1 mi
- Hells Mesa: 13.1 mi
- Blue Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 17.2 mi
- White Mesa: 18.8 mi
- 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
- Cherry Town: 5.1 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 16.2 mi
- Riley: 17.2 mi
- Box Car Museum: 19.4 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 19.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madre Mountain | W 271° | 2,870 m | 21.6 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | W 269° | 2,851 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | SE 126° | 2,773 m | 22.7 mi |
| North Peak | SE 126° | 2,763 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rincon | W 262° | 2,709 m | 15.6 mi |
| East Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,646 m | 24.2 mi |
| Blue Mesa | WNW 302° | 2,605 m | 14.5 mi |
| D Cross Mountain | NW 317° | 2,589 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 16 mi away.
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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