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La Mesita

La Mesita, seen from above at true elevation

La Mesita rises to 2,453 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site, a attraction 1.7 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2453 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47918, -106.46864

123 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Springs: 19
  • Turkey Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Dulce Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Amador Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Mogote Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Harris Bear Spring: 8.5 mi
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Rincon Colorado: 18.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.8 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.1 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 18.2 mi
  • Pink Flamingo: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Mesita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaN 8°3,477 m24.6 mi
Brazos PeakNNE 12°3,440 m23.3 mi
Canjilon MountainNE 46°3,326 m9.0 mi
Peñasco AmarilloN 11°3,233 m15.8 mi
Jawbone MountainNE 35°3,232 m22.2 mi
Cerro SaragateNNE 29°3,230 m12.8 mi
Burned MountainNE 46°3,101 m19.8 mi
Red HillNE 39°3,097 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242936425160676557463425
Precip in0.90.90.81.11.00.71.82.21.71.30.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595759

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