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La Cabra Mesa

La Cabra Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

La Cabra Mesa rises to 1,868 m in New Mexico. El Barro Peaks stands 2,491 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is El Aguila, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1868 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.18255, -105.30862

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Barro PeaksNNW 343°2,491 m24.1 mi
Punta de la Mesa de San Juan JoseNW 321°2,322 m18.7 mi
Cerro EncinosoNW 304°2,313 m24.7 mi
Arrowhead PointWNW 302°2,279 m24.6 mi
Hurtado MesaNW 310°2,270 m17.8 mi
Mesa de AguilarW 259°2,258 m16.9 mi
Tecolote PeakN 1°2,205 m23.3 mi
Mesa de la MulaW 269°2,202 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:13
June solstice05:4819:4220:20
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:0716:1416:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384047536271757266564537
Precip in0.50.50.81.01.51.63.22.82.11.30.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595665

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