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Jewett Mesa

Jewett Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Jewett Mesa rises to 2,335 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Queens Head, a peak 2.0 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2335 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00394, -108.67923

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Headwaters Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Water Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Sand Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Mata Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Yankee Spring: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 56
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainNE 43°3,000 m18.1 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 165°2,970 m23.4 mi
Buzzard PeakSSE 164°2,948 m23.1 mi
Mangas MountainE 81°2,925 m21.6 mi
Turner PeakWSW 249°2,874 m22.4 mi
Jim Smith PeakW 267°2,820 m17.2 mi
Gallo PeakNE 47°2,818 m3.1 mi
Turner PeakWSW 250°2,795 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5320:30
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1716:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620433

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