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La Mesita Negra

La Mesita Negra, seen from above at true elevation

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. 58 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
1656 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.04116, -106.93392

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 39
  • 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
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 3
  • Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 12.9 mi
  • Trailhead: 15.5 mi
  • El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tingley Park: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesita de la MaderaNW 313°2,351 m24.4 mi
La SierritaNW 308°2,325 m24.8 mi
Mesa del LoboWNW 300°2,163 m23.3 mi
Mesa LuceroSW 217°2,086 m19.7 mi
Mesa GiganteW 272°2,009 m13.7 mi
Mesa CocinaNW 322°2,009 m20.9 mi
Plate MesaWNW 302°2,005 m13.3 mi
Arch MesaNW 304°1,995 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5519:4820:26
September equinox06:5618:3319:06
December solstice07:1316:2117:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374249566574787669574536
Precip in0.40.50.50.60.50.61.51.51.31.00.60.6

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

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