La Mesita
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. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 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
- 2,453 m
How to reach it
110 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 5.5 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 5.9 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 7.7 mi
- Red Hill: 8.3 mi
- Mogotito: 8.3 mi
- 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
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 1.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 8.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 9.8 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 10.1 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 16.7 mi
- Time Capsule: 16.7 mi
- TA Marker: 16.8 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
- Poshuoinge: 21.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 17.3 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 17.7 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 18.3 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 10.3 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 10.3 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 20.5 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 18.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.2 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 18.2 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 20.4 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 18.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Brazos Falls: 18.7 mi
- Hopewell: 20.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | N 8° | 3,477 m | 24.6 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NNE 12° | 3,440 m | 23.3 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NE 46° | 3,326 m | 9.0 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | N 11° | 3,233 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NE 35° | 3,232 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | NNE 29° | 3,230 m | 12.8 mi |
| Burned Mountain | NE 46° | 3,101 m | 19.8 mi |
| Red Hill | NE 39° | 3,097 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595759
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