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Mesa Apodaca

Mesa Apodaca, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Apodaca rises to 1,856 m in New Mexico. Pedernal Mountain stands 2,301 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Armijo Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1856 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.82034, -105.32584

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Parks: 5
Historic sites: 1
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 15.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Apodaca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pedernal MountainW 276°2,301 m18.1 mi
Mesa las TapiaNW 312°2,159 m23.4 mi
Mesa Las TapiasNW 314°2,133 m22.1 mi
Red HillWNW 285°2,087 m15.1 mi
Palma HillNW 326°2,075 m14.3 mi
Cerro de la LesnaSSW 195°2,036 m23.6 mi
Jacinto MesaNNW 339°2,032 m19.9 mi
El Marge HillNNW 331°1,949 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:13
June solstice05:4919:4120:19
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:0616:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643505969727064524132
Precip in0.50.40.60.41.11.42.42.51.81.20.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pedernal 9 E, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586206

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