Lost Mesa
Lost Mesa rises to 1,013 m in Texas. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackberry Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31713615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,013 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 73.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fritch Community Park: 14.2 mi
- Willow Vista Park: 17.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 19.2 mi
- River Road Park: 19.8 mi
- Hamlet School Park: 20.1 mi
- Hornet: 20.1 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 20.9 mi
- English Field Terminal: 21.5 mi
- Madam Queen: 22.4 mi
- Fisk Building: 22.8 mi
- Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 13.2 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 21.3 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 22.7 mi
- Harrington House: 23.4 mi
- Window on the Plains Museum: 23.5 mi
- Hackberry Mesa: 0.6 mi
- John Ray: 7.1 mi
- Indian Fort Mesa: 10.2 mi
- Antelope Peak: 13.6 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Rick Husband: 22.6 mi
- Horse: 22.7 mi
- Heart: 22.7 mi
- Hope Garden: 22.7 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lost Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SW 214° | 1,156 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,126 m | 22.6 mi |
| John Ray | WNW 291° | 1,117 m | 7.1 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | SW 218° | 1,088 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | SSW 202° | 1,082 m | 21.8 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WSW 241° | 1,035 m | 24.5 mi |
| Antelope Peak | ENE 73° | 1,024 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hackberry Mesa | SE 134° | 1,011 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:29 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:59 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1361831 — Lost Mesa, Potter County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356739437
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- Panhandle · 27 mi
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