La Mesita Negra
La Mesita Negra rises to 1,656 m in New Mexico. Mesita de la Madera stands 2,351 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Puerco Bridge, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,656 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.7 mi off the Corrales Road
- 29.3 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 28 mi
- Bet's Rock · 28 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tierra West Park: 8.5 mi
- Shooting Range State Park: 9.0 mi
- Alpine Park: 10.3 mi
- The Orchards Park: 10.3 mi
- West Mesa Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 1.9 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 9.0 mi
- Wind Mesa: 9.5 mi
- J A Volcano: 10.9 mi
- Black Volcano: 11.1 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 12.2 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 12.9 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 13.0 mi
- Dragon's Back/(Big) Snoopy: 13.0 mi
- Compass Rose: 10.8 mi
- American Flag Roof: 13.7 mi
- Jesus Christ: 13.8 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 13.8 mi
- The Rescue: 14.8 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 15.4 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 15.5 mi
- Explora: 15.7 mi
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 16.1 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 16.2 mi
- Pajarito: 14.0 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 16.1 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 16.3 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 16.4 mi
- Curandera Garden: 14.6 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 14.8 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 14.8 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 17.8 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.9 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Standing Rock: 15.2 mi
- Puerto Grande: 24.9 mi
- Tingley Park: 15.8 mi
- Carpenter: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Mesita Negra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesita de la Madera | NW 313° | 2,351 m | 24.4 mi |
| La Sierrita | NW 308° | 2,325 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mesa del Lobo | WNW 300° | 2,163 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mesa Lucero | SW 217° | 2,086 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mesa Gigante | W 272° | 2,009 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mesa Cocina | NW 322° | 2,009 m | 20.9 mi |
| Plate Mesa | WNW 302° | 2,005 m | 13.3 mi |
| Arch Mesa | NW 304° | 1,995 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Valley, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890826 — La Mesita Negra, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357575990
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 16 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Belen · 28 mi
- Bernalillo · 28 mi
- Central New Mexico · 30 mi
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