La Mesita
La Mesita rises to 2,137 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Classical Gas Museum, a museum 1.5 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49043049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,137 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 11.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 20 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 29 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 29 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Abajo: 3.0 mi
- Mesa de la Cejita: 4.1 mi
- Cerro de Arriba: 4.9 mi
- Cerro Puntiagudo: 6.4 mi
- Cerro Azul: 7.0 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 2.5 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 3.4 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 13.4 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 13.4 mi
- enezmae Calzada: 14.2 mi
- Harding Mine: 8.5 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 9.8 mi
- Descanso: 12.6 mi
- Kiva: 13.3 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 11.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 12.9 mi
- La Puebla Park: 14.1 mi
- Valdez Park: 15.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
- SJC: 8.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 10.4 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Petaca Point: 13.0 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 1.5 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 7.3 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 13.3 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 15.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 2.8 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 15.8 mi
- Comanche Rim: 17.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 22.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 15.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 20.8 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 21.7 mi
- Pine Spring: 24.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 10.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 23.1 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 14.4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 15.7 mi
- Quemado Falls: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of La Mesita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SE 132° | 3,976 m | 22.3 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SE 132° | 3,975 m | 22.9 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SE 129° | 3,956 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 125° | 3,805 m | 20.9 mi |
| Trampas Peak | ESE 120° | 3,710 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sierra Mosca | SSE 151° | 3,603 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ripley Point | ESE 107° | 3,594 m | 22.2 mi |
| The Dome | SE 138° | 3,450 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595756
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