Mesa de las Vacas
Mesa de las Vacas rises to 2,423 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Mesas, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2423 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Mesas: 1.0 mi
- Muggy Point: 2.2 mi
- Mesa Redondita: 2.3 mi
- Punta Maestra: 2.9 mi
- Mesa de los Toros: 3.4 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 9.4 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 14.6 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 16.6 mi
- Owl Spring: 18.3 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 19.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 22.3 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 23.2 mi
- Smokey Circle: 23.2 mi
- McElroy Park: 23.2 mi
- Jim Point: 2.1 mi
- Punta Burro: 2.6 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 5.1 mi
- Gumbo Point: 14.1 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 23.5 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 23.9 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 23.9 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 23.9 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 15.4 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 24.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 24.6 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 18.9 mi
- Jesus: 22.9 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Mesa de las Vacas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | SSE 149° | 3,449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cerro Osha | SE 136° | 2,947 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cerro Venada | SE 144° | 2,824 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | ESE 106° | 2,732 m | 20.2 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | SSE 165° | 2,612 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 165° | 2,612 m | 16.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | SSE 148° | 2,513 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | SSE 150° | 2,506 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596636
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