La Silla
La Silla rises to 1,493 m in New Mexico. Yegua Mesa stands 2,074 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Variadero Mesa, a peak 2.9 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1493 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
43 named places within 25 miles
- Variadero Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Mesita Trementina: 7.1 mi
- North Mesa: 7.1 mi
- West Mesa: 9.4 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 9.9 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 11.8 mi
- Canadian Escarpment Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
- Trementina: 9.9 mi
- ☉☉: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Silla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Mesa | WNW 288° | 2,074 m | 19.9 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | WNW 291° | 2,067 m | 19.2 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | WNW 291° | 2,058 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | NW 306° | 1,990 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mesa Huerfanita | NW 311° | 1,935 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cerro de Corazon | WNW 302° | 1,883 m | 10.8 mi |
| Corazon Hill | WNW 303° | 1,834 m | 18.7 mi |
| Los Cerritos | N 349° | 1,724 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576009
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