Kicking Foot Mesa
Kicking Foot Mesa rises to 1,685 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1685 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 49.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
28 named places within 25 miles
- Apache Point: 1.3 mi
- Gato Point: 1.9 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Turkey Head: 3.7 mi
- Red Tongue Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 15.7 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Red Rim: 7.3 mi
- Mills: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kicking Foot Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | WNW 300° | 1,935 m | 20.1 mi |
| Spear Hills | N 2° | 1,897 m | 22.5 mi |
| Deer Mountain | S 181° | 1,789 m | 3.3 mi |
| Apache Point | SSE 150° | 1,776 m | 1.3 mi |
| Turkey Head | SSW 208° | 1,729 m | 3.7 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 224° | 1,724 m | 21.3 mi |
| El Sierro | W 269° | 1,706 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | ESE 116° | 1,682 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890685 — Kicking Foot Mesa, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357575862
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