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Kelly Mesa

Kelly Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Kelly Mesa rises to 2,311 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Terry Place Spring, a spring 4.7 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.01479, -107.94921

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Terry Place Spring: 4.7 mi
  • McKnight Cabin Spring: 5.5 mi
  • McKnight Pasture Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Ridge Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Aspen Spring: 7.3 mi
Parks: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 11.2 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 19.0 mi
  • Grudging Cabin: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Black Range Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • C: 20.9 mi
  • W: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Gila / Lightfeather Hot Springs: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Kelly Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainENE 66°3,092 m6.3 mi
Hillsboro PeakESE 114°3,053 m10.7 mi
Reeds PeakNNE 32°3,048 m10.4 mi
Diamond PeakNNE 22°2,999 m16.0 mi
Sheep MountainNNE 18°2,978 m13.4 mi
Sawyers PeakSE 134°2,936 m13.7 mi
Aspen MountainNNE 19°2,922 m7.9 mi
Cross-O MountainESE 120°2,890 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:24
June solstice06:0419:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3719:10
December solstice07:1216:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595587

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