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Mesa Chijuilla

Mesa Chijuilla, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Chijuilla rises to 2,254 m in New Mexico. Cerro Jarocito stands 2,993 m to the east, 21 miles off. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00863, -107.09421

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 4
  • San Juan Basin: 5.4 mi
  • Cuba Historic Marker: 7.0 mi
  • Cuba: 7.4 mi
  • Fenton Lake: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Ojo Jarido Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Jones Canyon Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cecilia Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 21.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sandoval County Event Center: 7.0 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro JarocitoE 80°2,993 m21.1 mi
Nacimiento PeakE 83°2,973 m13.5 mi
Mining MountainE 88°2,927 m19.6 mi
Eureka MesaE 89°2,925 m14.0 mi
Mount San MiguelSE 128°2,887 m16.1 mi
Blue Bird MesaE 96°2,832 m14.2 mi
Deer MountainE 89°2,827 m16.7 mi
Capulin PeakNE 48°2,804 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:20
June solstice05:5319:5120:29
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1616:1916:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273240465565706861483728
Precip in0.70.60.70.80.70.72.22.01.40.90.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson RCH, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596690

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