La Cinta Mesa
La Cinta Mesa rises to 1,501 m in New Mexico. Deer Mountain stands 1,789 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chical Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49042962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,501 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
32 named places within 25 miles
- Chical Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Minese Mesa: 9.7 mi
- Monument Point: 9.7 mi
- Aguilar Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Manhead Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 8.0 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 24.7 mi
- Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- ART City: 21.3 mi
- The Minds Eye: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Cinta Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,789 m | 24.3 mi |
| Turkey Head | NNW 340° | 1,729 m | 24.9 mi |
| Los Cerritos | WNW 298° | 1,724 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mesa Rica | SSW 213° | 1,648 m | 16.0 mi |
| Huerfano Mesa | N 359° | 1,633 m | 14.2 mi |
| Flatiron | NNW 346° | 1,589 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mesita Trementina | W 277° | 1,588 m | 21.7 mi |
| Variadero Mesa | W 260° | 1,557 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575946
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 26 mi
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