Mesa Crotalo
Mesa Crotalo rises to 2,008 m in New Mexico. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Battleship, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 37 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,008 m
How to reach it
- 37.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 31.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battleship: 0.9 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 2.5 mi
- Mesa la Azabache: 3.6 mi
- San Miguel Creek Dome: 3.8 mi
- Mesita del Gavilan: 4.5 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ojo Frio: 10.6 mi
- Corner Spring: 22.3 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 23.3 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 24.0 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 18.1 mi
- Gumbo Point: 18.7 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 21.6 mi
- Puerto Grande: 24.2 mi
- Jim Point: 24.3 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 14.9 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 16.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Tower Ruins: 15.4 mi
- Cabezon: 17.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mesa Crotalo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerros De Alejandro | S 190° | 2,732 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | S 181° | 2,716 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cerro Pino | S 182° | 2,670 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | SSE 154° | 2,616 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | S 178° | 2,610 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | SSE 160° | 2,592 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lagunas Cuatas | S 190° | 2,589 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | SSE 158° | 2,570 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908597 — Mesa Crotalo, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596706
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