Lobato Mesa
Lobato Mesa rises to 2,557 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito del Chibato, a peak 1.6 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2557 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.9 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 22.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 21 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 26 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito del Chibato: 1.6 mi
- La Sotella: 2.8 mi
- Los Cerritos: 4.1 mi
- Loma Parda: 4.2 mi
- La Utah: 4.5 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 5.9 mi
- Rudolfo Anaya Mural: 15.2 mi
- Michael Jordan: 15.2 mi
- No limits mural: 15.5 mi
- Acequia: 15.5 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Poshuoinge: 6.1 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 8.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 10.6 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Pueblo of San Juan Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- San Gabriel on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 15.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
- Pine Spring: 11.8 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 14.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
- Armstead Spring: 20.1 mi
- American Spring: 20.5 mi
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 7.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
- SJC: 14.8 mi
- Española: 15.2 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 5.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 15.1 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 16.8 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 16.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 4.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 4.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.8 mi
- La Mesita: 20.8 mi
- Camp May: 16.7 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 23.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 16.9 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Rendija Arch: 15.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.7 mi
- Buckman: 21.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Lobato Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SW 221° | 3,558 m | 12.7 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,517 m | 9.4 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SW 232° | 3,419 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SW 220° | 3,323 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SW 236° | 3,225 m | 15.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,200 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,176 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | WSW 241° | 3,174 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908098 — Lobato Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596102
Day trips start here
- Española · 16 mi
- Chimayó · 22 mi
- Pojoaque · 22 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 24 mi
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