La Mesita
La Mesita rises to 1,920 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Otowi Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49043056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,920 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 6.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 17.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 16 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 18 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Otowi Peak: 0.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Mesita de Los Alamos: 6.9 mi
- Chino Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Ortiz Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Maria Montoya Martinez Historic Marker: 2.3 mi
- Pueblo of San Ildefonso Historic Marker: 2.3 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historic Marker: 3.1 mi
- Navawi Pueblo Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Jeffrey Park: 3.9 mi
- El Rancho Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Rover Park: 4.2 mi
- Fire Station Fountain: 4.3 mi
- Rocket Park: 4.5 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 3.0 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 7.4 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 9.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 9.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.9 mi
- Camel Rock: 9.2 mi
- Alcove House: 9.3 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Tesuque: 10.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.7 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 4.7 mi
- Ancho Spring: 7.3 mi
- Doe Springs: 7.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 10.9 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Camp May: 14.8 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 15.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 6.0 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.3 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 21.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 22.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 9.2 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 15.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 19.1 mi
- Buckman: 1.8 mi
- Bonanza City: 21.6 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 10.2 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 18.3 mi
- Rendija Arch: 11.7 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of La Mesita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | NW 308° | 3,517 m | 17.4 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,200 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | W 279° | 3,176 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | WNW 294° | 3,169 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cerro Grande | W 274° | 3,098 m | 15.4 mi |
| Shell Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,098 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sawyer Mesa | W 263° | 2,678 m | 16.3 mi |
| Clara Peak | NNW 336° | 2,601 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610956
Day trips start here
- Pojoaque · 7 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 11 mi
- Española · 11 mi
- Chimayó · 16 mi
- Santa Fe · 16 mi
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