Mesa Cortada
Mesa Cortada rises to 2,214 m in New Mexico. Cerro Colorado stands 2,610 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Pueblo, a peak 4.9 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 18 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5463271.
Wikidata Q49049350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,214 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 39.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Road Alignment · 27 mi
- Ramp View · 27 mi
- Chaco Canyon · 27 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 27 mi
60 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Pueblo: 4.9 mi
- Chaco Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Mesa Alta: 6.1 mi
- Mesita Americana: 6.7 mi
- Lone Pine Tree Hill: 10.9 mi
- Burro Spring: 9.0 mi
- Ramona Spring: 10.0 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 15.6 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 15.6 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 21.2 mi
- Gumbo Point: 11.1 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 22.3 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 11.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 154° | 2,610 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cerro Chavez | SSE 158° | 2,504 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cerro Alesna | S 176° | 2,449 m | 23.5 mi |
| El Dado Mesa | SSE 162° | 2,436 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mesa de las Vacas | SSW 209° | 2,423 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mesa Amada | SW 217° | 2,363 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | SSE 148° | 2,341 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bear Mouth | SE 130° | 2,334 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898019 — Mesa Cortada, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583259
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