Little Blue Mesa
Little Blue Mesa rises to 2,192 m in New Mexico. Wild Horse Mesa stands 2,292 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 14 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49044695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,192 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ramp View · 27 mi
- Road Alignment · 27 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 28 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bat: 6.2 mi
- Hoodoo: 6.2 mi
- The Couple: 6.2 mi
- The Python: 6.3 mi
- Arch: 6.3 mi
- Blue Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Crow Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Lybrook Peak: 6.0 mi
- Cibolo Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Pine Tree Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Crow Mesa Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Margarita Martinez Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.3 mi
- Rock House-Nestor Martin Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.2 mi
- Martin Apodaco Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 8.0 mi
- Gonzales Wash Riparian Area: 8.8 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 18.9 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 18.9 mi
- Dufers Point: 11.1 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Blue Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Horse Mesa | ENE 66° | 2,292 m | 17.6 mi |
| Huerfano Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sisnathyel Mesa | SE 145° | 2,263 m | 16.7 mi |
| Deer Mesa | SE 141° | 2,254 m | 20.9 mi |
| Jaramillo Mesa | NE 41° | 2,248 m | 21.6 mi |
| Eagles Nest | ENE 62° | 2,246 m | 14.6 mi |
| Crow Mesa | NW 305° | 2,244 m | 5.3 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,223 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lybrook, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587205
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