Mariano Mesa
Mariano Mesa rises to 2,472 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Rock, a peak 2.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,472 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
50 named places within 25 miles
- Toms Rock: 2.7 mi
- Techado Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mariano Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cat Hill: 4.8 mi
- Taylor Hills: 7.5 mi
- San Jose Spring: 22.4 mi
- Smith Spring: 23.0 mi
- The Lightning Field: 15.2 mi
- Lightning Field: 15.5 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Mangas: 20.5 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mariano Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SSE 154° | 3,102 m | 22.7 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | SSW 198° | 3,000 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,776 m | 24.7 mi |
| Agua Fria Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,691 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,634 m | 21.4 mi |
| El Caso Peak | SSW 192° | 2,616 m | 22.3 mi |
| Capital Dome | ESE 119° | 2,605 m | 20.0 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,593 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908414 — Mariano Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596437
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