Loco Mesa
Loco Mesa rises to 2,254 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Larga, a peak 1.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2254 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Larga: 1.2 mi
- Troyburg Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Dry Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Canyon Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Nipple Peak: 3.7 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 10.0 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 10.0 mi
- Fisher Park: 13.7 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Grave: 14.4 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.5 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 18.0 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.7 mi
- Folsom Museum: 14.6 mi
- Scouting Museum: 18.6 mi
- Raton Museum: 18.8 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 23.4 mi
- south finial: 18.8 mi
- north finial: 18.8 mi
- Raton: 19.1 mi
- Prestons Point: 10.0 mi
- Devils Point: 16.7 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 14.5 mi
- Star: 19.1 mi
- Yankee: 16.4 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Loco Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | S 191° | 2,682 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sierra Grande | ESE 102° | 2,655 m | 15.8 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NW 319° | 2,636 m | 14.6 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNW 331° | 2,625 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dale Mountain | N 351° | 2,588 m | 12.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 2° | 2,569 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pine Buttes | S 184° | 2,569 m | 11.7 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,542 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576362
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