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La Mesita

La Mesita, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.29449, -105.21639

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • 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
Artworks: 4
  • Star Axis: 7.6 mi
  • Welcome: 19.5 mi
  • Red Dawn: 20.7 mi
  • Storrie Zia: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barillas PeakNW 323°2,844 m24.0 mi
El Barro PeaksNW 322°2,491 m19.6 mi
Fisher HillNNW 328°2,397 m23.1 mi
Punta de la Mesa de San Juan JoseWNW 292°2,322 m18.2 mi
Hurtado MesaWNW 281°2,270 m19.2 mi
Mesa de AguilarWSW 243°2,258 m24.4 mi
Tecolote PeakNNW 343°2,205 m16.3 mi
Mesa de la MulaWSW 250°2,202 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4719:4220:20
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0716:1416:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384047536271757266564537
Precip in0.50.50.81.01.51.63.22.82.11.30.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595752

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