La Mesa Quebrada
La Mesa Quebrada rises to 1,853 m in New Mexico. Cerro Marquez stands 2,574 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Plate Mesa, a peak 1.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,853 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 26.7 mi off the Corrales Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plate Mesa: 1.4 mi
- La Mesita Blanca: 4.7 mi
- Herrera Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Arch Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Mesa Gigante (Bell Rock Mesa): 7.6 mi
- Shooting Range State Park: 15.1 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 18.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 19.8 mi
- Tierra West Park: 20.1 mi
- Alpine Park: 20.3 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 4.0 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 10.8 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 11.0 mi
- Dragon's Back/(Big) Snoopy: 11.1 mi
- Moon Rocks: 11.1 mi
- Standing Rock: 2.1 mi
- Puerto Grande: 11.7 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 14.2 mi
- Frog Mesa: 18.1 mi
- Sharp Point: 21.7 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 20.6 mi
- Compass Rose: 18.1 mi
- American Flag Roof: 24.3 mi
- Tower Ruins: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of La Mesa Quebrada. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Marquez | NW 310° | 2,574 m | 17.5 mi |
| B-52 Hill | NW 314° | 2,553 m | 18.6 mi |
| Santa Rosa Peaks | NNW 327° | 2,423 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cerrito Ojo Frio | NNW 331° | 2,413 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mesita de la Madera | NW 319° | 2,351 m | 11.3 mi |
| La Sierrita | NW 308° | 2,325 m | 11.6 mi |
| Puertecita | NW 305° | 2,308 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cerro Vacio | NW 324° | 2,281 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898808 — La Mesa Quebrada, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357584057
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 27 mi
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