Mesa Cherisco
Mesa Cherisco rises to 1,642 m in New Mexico. Yegua Mesa stands 2,074 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrajon, a peak 3.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,642 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
46 named places within 25 miles
- Barrajon: 3.1 mi
- Cuervo Hill: 5.8 mi
- Bar Y Dome: 6.0 mi
- Mesa Pino: 6.6 mi
- Cabra Hill: 6.9 mi
- Jesus M Casaus House Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Grzelachowski House Historic Site: 23.2 mi
- Park Lake: 15.8 mi
- Joe Gutierrez Park: 16.1 mi
- Fort Hatch: 22.5 mi
- Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 23.3 mi
- Route 66 Auto Museum: 15.2 mi
- Casas del Medio: 15.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.7 mi
- Trementina: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Cherisco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Mesa | NNW 339° | 2,074 m | 21.8 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | NNW 342° | 2,067 m | 22.2 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | NNW 348° | 2,058 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | N 0° | 1,990 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mesa Huerfanita | N 357° | 1,935 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cerro de Corazon | N 5° | 1,883 m | 20.2 mi |
| Corazon Hill | N 349° | 1,834 m | 24.8 mi |
| Flagstone Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,716 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
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 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898015 — Mesa Cherisco, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583246
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