Kit Carson Mesa
Kit Carson Mesa rises to 2,078 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Kit Carson Mesa is the name of a mesa near Rayado in Colfax County, New Mexico. New Mexico State Road 21 runs adjacent to the mesa. It is named after Kit Carson, who is said to have been the first English speaking traveler to visit the town of Rayado.
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Wikidata Q49041929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,078 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 59.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 8 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- Rayado Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Urraca Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Ortega Mesa: 6.2 mi
- White Peak: 6.2 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 7.3 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 7.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 12.7 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 13.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.2 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 11.4 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 17.8 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 18.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.2 mi
- Rayado: 1.5 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 1.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 7.5 mi
- Covered Wagon: 7.7 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 7.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 1.4 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 7.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 11.0 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 18.5 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 19.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 21.9 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 7.7 mi
- Tipi: 10.9 mi
- Eagle: 23.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 18.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 13.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Dawson: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kit Carson Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | NW 305° | 3,553 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NW 305° | 3,550 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tolby Peak | NW 306° | 3,513 m | 17.0 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 307° | 3,445 m | 15.2 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | W 274° | 3,364 m | 15.7 mi |
| Big Red | NW 306° | 3,359 m | 14.0 mi |
| Garcia Peak | WNW 295° | 3,323 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 309° | 3,295 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890726 — Kit Carson Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357575898
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