Mesa Alta
Mesa Alta rises to 2,719 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Camino, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49049302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,719 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.6 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 25 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa del Camino: 1.9 mi
- Mesa Corral: 2.7 mi
- Mesa Naranja: 2.9 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 3.4 mi
- Mesa Prieta: 3.9 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 7.9 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 13.0 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 21.3 mi
- Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 22.0 mi
- Footbath Spring: 22.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 12.8 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 12.8 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
- Poshuoinge: 21.4 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 11.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 12.4 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 12.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
- Cuba Rams: 21.2 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 10.3 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 10.3 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 11.1 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 22.4 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 12.5 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 12.5 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 19.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 21.6 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 23.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.8 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 18.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Mesa Alta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SE 145° | 3,558 m | 20.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SE 129° | 3,419 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SE 142° | 3,323 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSE 156° | 3,225 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSE 155° | 3,174 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SSE 154° | 3,144 m | 14.5 mi |
| Indian Point | SE 146° | 3,118 m | 19.6 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | S 173° | 3,041 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908587 — Mesa Alta, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596673
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