La Mesita
La Mesita rises to 1,780 m in New Mexico. Barillas Peak stands 2,844 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita de los Ladrones, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1780 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 24.3 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesita de los Ladrones: 0.5 mi
- Middle Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Sombodoro Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Mesita Tierra Blanca: 6.6 mi
- Tierra Colorada: 6.6 mi
- R: 19.8 mi
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 19.9 mi
- LCC: 20.0 mi
- Fidelity Building Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Blackwell and Gross and Company Building Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 20.2 mi
- South Pacific Park: 20.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 20.6 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 20.6 mi
- Alumni Park: 20.8 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 7.1 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 14.0 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 14.0 mi
- Fort Hatch: 15.2 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 20.7 mi
- Star Axis: 7.6 mi
- Welcome: 19.5 mi
- Red Dawn: 20.7 mi
- Storrie Zia: 24.8 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 20.9 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 21.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 21.0 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 8.3 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Casas del Medio: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of La Mesita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barillas Peak | NW 323° | 2,844 m | 24.0 mi |
| El Barro Peaks | NW 322° | 2,491 m | 19.6 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NNW 328° | 2,397 m | 23.1 mi |
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | WNW 292° | 2,322 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | WNW 281° | 2,270 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | WSW 243° | 2,258 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | NNW 343° | 2,205 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mesa de la Mula | WSW 250° | 2,202 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595752
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