La Mesita
La Mesita rises to 1,619 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Ana Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. El Camino Real runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49043055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,619 m
How to reach it
- On the El Camino Real, National
- 2.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.3 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 15.4 mi off the Corrales Road
Overlooks nearby
- Balsam Glade Nature Tr - La Madera Canyon Overlook · 16 mi
- Madera Overlook · 16 mi
- Sandia Peak · 16 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Ana Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Canjilon Hill: 8.5 mi
- Lomos Altos: 9.2 mi
- Crest of Montezuma: 9.5 mi
- Peña Blanca: 10.5 mi
- Placitas Open Space: 7.8 mi
- Coronado State Monument: 10.5 mi
- Bernalillo Watershed Withdrawal: 10.9 mi
- Encantado Walk: 11.3 mi
- Vista Grande Park: 11.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 10.5 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cochiti Springs: 12.4 mi
- Osha Spring: 13.6 mi
- Media Spring: 14.3 mi
- Jemez Canyon Dam Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Las Huertas Picnic Grounds: 14.4 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Capulin Springs Picnic Ground: 15.7 mi
- Capulin Picnic Ground: 15.7 mi
- Peña Geoglyph: 11.2 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- TWA Flight 260: 17.2 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 17.2 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Mormon Battalion: 4.4 mi
- La Angostura: 5.9 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 7.3 mi
- LAS PLACITAS HISTORIC MARKER: 10.1 mi
- Coronado Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Marian Shrine: 11.0 mi
- Fan Pole: 15.7 mi
- Horse: 16.8 mi
- Rams: 18.2 mi
- ☮: 19.1 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 16.0 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 17.1 mi
- Corrales Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Tinkertown Museum: 19.3 mi
- Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum: 19.8 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 19.1 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
- Desert Oasis Teaching Garden: 21.3 mi
- Albuquerque Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
- Wildlife Habitat: 24.2 mi
- Hagan: 11.0 mi
- Waldo: 15.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 20.1 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 22.1 mi
- Devils Throne: 16.9 mi
- Bear Jump: 17.5 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 19.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 24.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of La Mesita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | S 183° | 3,255 m | 16.1 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | S 185° | 3,184 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Needle | S 186° | 3,127 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Thumb | S 184° | 3,081 m | 16.5 mi |
| The Chimney | S 184° | 3,051 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tombstone | S 184° | 3,048 m | 15.4 mi |
| Jawbone | S 181° | 3,014 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hail Peak | S 182° | 2,947 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575986
Day trips start here
- Bernalillo · 12 mi
- Madrid · 16 mi
- Cedar Crest · 23 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 24 mi
- Albuquerque · 28 mi
- Edgewood · 29 mi
Take the scenic way to La Mesita.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.