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Mesa Cortada

Mesa Cortada, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Cortada rises to 1,682 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Tongue Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1682 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.78504, -104.12414

29 named places within 25 miles

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuernudo HillsWNW 300°1,935 m24.3 mi
Spear HillsN 353°1,897 m24.5 mi
Deer MountainWSW 248°1,789 m4.1 mi
Apache PointWNW 283°1,776 m3.2 mi
Turkey HeadWSW 255°1,729 m5.6 mi
Los CerritosSW 234°1,724 m23.0 mi
El SierroW 275°1,706 m18.9 mi
Kicking Foot MesaWNW 296°1,685 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4119:3920:17
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0416:0816:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846536271757366554335
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.51.92.52.82.11.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquero 1 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586232

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