Mesa de la Cejita
Mesa de la Cejita rises to 2,202 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Arroyo Falls, a artwork 3.0 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,202 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 12.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 17 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 26 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 26 mi
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Abajo: 3.9 mi
- La Mesita: 4.1 mi
- Cerro del Abrevadero: 4.4 mi
- Cerro de Arriba: 4.4 mi
- Cerro Puntiagudo: 4.5 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 3.0 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 3.1 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 13.0 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 13.1 mi
- enezmae Calzada: 14.0 mi
- Harding Mine: 5.9 mi
- Kiva: 10.5 mi
- Descanso: 10.8 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 13.8 mi
- SJC: 9.3 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Petaca Point: 12.7 mi
- OO Health and Education Faciliy: 12.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 12.5 mi
- La Puebla Park: 13.0 mi
- Valdez Park: 15.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 5.3 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 8.7 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 10.5 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 12.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.6 mi
- La Mesita: 4.0 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 4.4 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.0 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.5 mi
- Comanche Rim: 20.0 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 14.9 mi
- Apache Springs: 17.8 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 18.1 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Quemado Falls: 17.5 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 23.1 mi
- Pecos Falls: 23.6 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 9.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 23.9 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 12.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 24.9 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Mesa de la Cejita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SE 133° | 3,976 m | 18.2 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SE 134° | 3,975 m | 18.8 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SE 130° | 3,956 m | 18.6 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | SE 128° | 3,914 m | 19.7 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | ESE 110° | 3,904 m | 19.3 mi |
| Trouble | ESE 117° | 3,847 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | SE 144° | 3,806 m | 20.8 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 125° | 3,805 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908601 — Mesa de la Cejita, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596717
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