Las Mesas
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
- 15.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa de las Vacas: 1.0 mi
- Muggy Point: 1.5 mi
- Punta Maestra: 2.4 mi
- Julian Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Redondita: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 21.3 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 22.2 mi
- McElroy Park: 22.2 mi
- Smokey Circle: 22.2 mi
- Jim Point: 1.2 mi
- Punta Burro: 1.7 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 5.5 mi
- Gumbo Point: 15.1 mi
- 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
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 24.3 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 14.8 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.5 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 22.9 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 24.5 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 17.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | SSE 147° | 3,449 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SE 137° | 3,057 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cerro Osha | SE 134° | 2,947 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cerro Venada | SE 142° | 2,824 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | ESE 103° | 2,732 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 163° | 2,612 m | 15.5 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | SSE 163° | 2,612 m | 15.5 mi |
| Horace Mesa | SSE 161° | 2,607 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595948
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