Mesa de la Ceja
Mesa de la Ceja rises to 2,282 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site, a attraction 3.4 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2282 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 8.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 13.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Grande Overlook · 19 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 19 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 19 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Borrego: 6.4 mi
- Mesa de la Cejita: 7.5 mi
- Los Soldados: 7.9 mi
- Cerro Piñon: 10.0 mi
- Cerro del Abrevadero: 10.0 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 8.0 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 8.0 mi
- Herd of Deer: 8.7 mi
- enezmae Calzada: 8.9 mi
- Renezmae Oana Faith Calzada: 9.1 mi
- Chimayo Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- Santuario de Chimayo Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
- La Puebla Park: 6.7 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 8.5 mi
- Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
- Descanso: 3.8 mi
- Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway: 9.2 mi
- Ben Lujan Memorial Highway: 9.2 mi
- Española Valley Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
- Espanola Valley Historic Marker: 10.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 11.7 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 12.7 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 15.3 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- SJC: 8.4 mi
- Chimayo Trading Post Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Española: 10.7 mi
- Bond House Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- La Mesita: 10.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 11.6 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 11.7 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.0 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 23.0 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 12.1 mi
- Apache Springs: 21.5 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 21.9 mi
- Pine Spring: 22.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 22.4 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 24.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.6 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 24.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 25.0 mi
- Quemado Falls: 14.6 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 15.7 mi
- Pecos Falls: 20.6 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 21.6 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 4.5 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 19.1 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 22.1 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 8.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 16.5 mi
- Buckman: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Mesa de la Ceja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | ESE 109° | 3,976 m | 15.0 mi |
| Truchas Peak | ESE 111° | 3,975 m | 15.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | ESE 106° | 3,956 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | ESE 106° | 3,914 m | 17.0 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | E 88° | 3,904 m | 19.0 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | SSE 151° | 3,847 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SE 125° | 3,806 m | 16.2 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | E 98° | 3,805 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596716
Day trips start here
- Chimayó · 3 mi
- Española · 10 mi
- Pojoaque · 12 mi
- Santa Fe · 24 mi
- Bandelier National Monument · 30 mi
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