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Las Mesas

Las Mesas, seen from above at true elevation

Las Mesas rises to 2,454 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa de las Vacas, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48281, -107.80367

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
  • Ojo del Chopo: 10.1 mi
  • Many Mexican Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Blue Water Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Owl Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Ojo Piedra Spring: 18.5 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 22.9 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 22.9 mi
  • New Mexico Mining Museum: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Casamero Community ACEC: 14.8 mi
  • Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Las Mesas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TaylorSSE 147°3,449 m20.1 mi
Cerro PelonSE 137°3,057 m20.4 mi
Cerro OshaSE 134°2,947 m19.8 mi
Cerro VenadaSE 142°2,824 m17.9 mi
Cerros De AlejandroESE 103°2,732 m20.2 mi
Cerro ColoradoSSE 163°2,612 m15.5 mi
La Jara MesaSSE 163°2,612 m15.5 mi
Horace MesaSSE 161°2,607 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice05:5719:5320:30
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:1716:2317:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643515969747164534132
Precip in0.60.40.50.40.50.51.71.81.20.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595948

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