Mesa Colorado
Mesa Colorado rises to 2,228 m in New Mexico. Chimney Hill stands 2,354 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita De Yeso, a peak 7.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 16 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,228 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 39.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
40 named places within 25 miles
- Mesita De Yeso: 7.3 mi
- Los Pilares: 7.3 mi
- Crockett Ranch Mesa: 8.2 mi
- Two Grey Hills: 13.3 mi
- Dowa Yalanne: 14.7 mi
- Canyon Springs: 7.5 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 8.1 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 9.1 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 11.3 mi
- Sacred Spring: 11.7 mi
- Red Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Ho’n A:wan Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Hill | ESE 117° | 2,354 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | SE 133° | 2,319 m | 22.1 mi |
| Santa Rita Mesa | S 179° | 2,299 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beacon Light Hill | NE 45° | 2,262 m | 19.5 mi |
| Flattop Mesa | SSE 146° | 2,259 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cerro Prieto | SSE 150° | 2,258 m | 22.7 mi |
| Circle Butte | S 189° | 2,241 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | SSE 146° | 2,219 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898018 — Mesa Colorado, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583256
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