Medina Mesa
Medina Mesa rises to 1,372 m in New Mexico. Mesa Rica stands 1,648 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
49 named places within 25 miles
- Miller Peak: 0.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 1.1 mi
- Carpenter Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Manhead Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Chical Mesa: 11.4 mi
- North Side Park: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 15.7 mi
- George Molinas Park: 15.8 mi
- Original Town Park: 15.9 mi
- Damon Kvols Park: 16.2 mi
- ART City: 11.4 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 16.0 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- The Minds Eye: 11.3 mi
- The Legendary Road: 16.2 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 16.2 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 19.3 mi
- Ute Lake State Park Picnic Ground: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medina Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Rica | WSW 244° | 1,648 m | 24.9 mi |
| Huerfano Mesa | NW 320° | 1,633 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NW 313° | 1,551 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,509 m | 19.2 mi |
| La Cinta Mesa | W 280° | 1,501 m | 13.8 mi |
| Monument Point | WSW 238° | 1,489 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mesa del Puerta | SSW 200° | 1,455 m | 21.2 mi |
| Carpenter Mesa | SW 218° | 1,440 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucumcari 4 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576959
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- Tucumcari · 16 mi
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