Mesa Azur
Mesa Azur rises to 2,002 m in New Mexico. Magdalena Peak stands 1,984 m to the southwest, 0.3 miles off. El Camino Real passes 10 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2002 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 17.6 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Magdalena Peak: 0.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 1.2 mi
- Tailholt Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bell Top Mountain: 2.7 mi
- The Saddle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Jornado del Muerto Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- Rincon Community Park: 13.6 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 14.3 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Bartlett-Garcia Conde Initial Survey Point Historical Marker: 14.7 mi
- Teako's Giants of Hatch: 11.8 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 17.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 18.8 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 19.5 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 24.4 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 14.5 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 18.8 mi
- Santa Barbara: 11.8 mi
- Nutt: 17.4 mi
- Hatch Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Mormon Battalion Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- South Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- North Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.2 mi
- Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.3 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 21.8 mi
- Libby Spring: 24.6 mi
- Village of Hatch Museum: 11.7 mi
- Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Azur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Peak | SW 218° | 1,984 m | 0.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | WNW 289° | 1,954 m | 1.2 mi |
| Red House Mountain | N 3° | 1,873 m | 20.2 mi |
| Tailholt Mountain | NE 54° | 1,838 m | 2.0 mi |
| Piña Peak | NNE 14° | 1,802 m | 3.8 mi |
| Robledo Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,788 m | 15.0 mi |
| Nutt Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,781 m | 18.7 mi |
| Summerford Mountain | E 86° | 1,776 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899773 — Mesa Azur, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586212
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