Lone Mesa
Lone Mesa rises to 1,502 m in New Mexico. Luciano Mesa stands 1,702 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlotte Point, a cliff 3.5 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Quay County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1502 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 30.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
76 named places within 25 miles
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 14.7 mi
- Mural of jail at Billy the Kid Museum: 15.2 mi
- Mural of Hargrove Tavern at Billy The Kid Museum: 15.2 mi
- Mural of Saloon at Billy The Kid Museum: 15.2 mi
- Mural of Billy The Kid, Flirting Woman: 15.2 mi
- Twin Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Candy Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Taiban Peak: 12.5 mi
- Mesita del Anil: 13.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.3 mi
- Early Spanish Route Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Fort Sumner Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 18.2 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Charlotte Point: 3.5 mi
- The Cap Rock: 11.1 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 14.0 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 14.7 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 15.2 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Mesa | NNW 348° | 1,702 m | 24.2 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | NNE 29° | 1,569 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NE 45° | 1,496 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | NW 307° | 1,495 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ragland Hill | NE 54° | 1,470 m | 22.0 mi |
| Twin Mesa | SW 227° | 1,412 m | 6.6 mi |
| Candy Mesa | SSW 200° | 1,388 m | 8.4 mi |
| White Mesa | S 170° | 1,348 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576398
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