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La Mesa del Cañon Seco

La Mesa del Cañon Seco, seen from above at true elevation

La Mesa del Cañon Seco rises to 2,107 m in New Mexico. Cerro Pelon stands 3,057 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Puertecita, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.28032, -107.29532

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 13
  • Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 15.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
  • Phillips 66 Gas Station: 19.5 mi
  • The Wall: 19.9 mi
  • Moon Rocks: 20.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Corner Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Upper American Canyon Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Lower American Canyon Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Ojo Piedra Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2
  • Tower Ruins: 16.6 mi
  • Tower Ruins: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of La Mesa del Cañon Seco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro PelonW 267°3,057 m14.8 mi
Cerro OshaW 271°2,947 m14.4 mi
Cerro RedondoW 279°2,735 m11.0 mi
Cerros De AlejandroNW 316°2,732 m12.9 mi
Cerro ChivatoWNW 297°2,716 m7.8 mi
Cerro AguilaWNW 289°2,691 m9.7 mi
Cerro OrtizW 259°2,674 m10.3 mi
Cerro PinoWNW 301°2,670 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:21
June solstice05:5619:5020:28
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1516:2217:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844516070747165534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.60.51.91.91.20.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586039

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