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Mesa de Cuba

Mesa de Cuba, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa de Cuba rises to 2,300 m in New Mexico. San Antonio Mountain stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuba Historic Marker, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02307, -107.01115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
  • Ojo Jarido Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Jones Canyon Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Cecilia Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cave Canyon Sping: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 6
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 23.7 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 24.3 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Mesa de Cuba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Antonio MountainESE 105°3,041 m22.9 mi
Cerro JarocitoE 81°2,993 m16.3 mi
Cerro PelonE 89°2,992 m23.2 mi
Nacimiento PeakE 86°2,973 m8.8 mi
Mining MountainE 91°2,927 m15.0 mi
Eureka MesaE 94°2,925 m9.3 mi
Mount San MiguelSE 143°2,887 m13.6 mi
Mesa del OjoE 86°2,848 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5219:5120:29
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:1616:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283340475565706861493830
Precip in0.80.70.90.70.80.62.22.01.21.20.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuba, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596713

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