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Mesa de los Datiles

Mesa de los Datiles, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa de los Datiles rises to 2,116 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa de las Casas, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68697, -106.71059

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Walatoa Slot Canyon: 2.6 mi
  • Red Work trailhead: 3.0 mi
  • Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 3.1 mi
  • Guadalupe Box: 4.5 mi
  • Gilman Tunnels: 4.5 mi
Springs: 16
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Electric Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 10.5 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 10.8 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Bear Jump: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Mesa de los Datiles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakNNE 33°3,434 m15.3 mi
South MountainNE 44°3,265 m14.4 mi
Cerro PeladoNE 53°3,082.9 m11.3 mi
Los GriegosNE 50°3,077 m11.6 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 17°3,041 m18.1 mi
Las ConchasNE 53°3,030 m13.2 mi
Rabbit MountainNE 53°3,018 m16.8 mi
Peralta RidgeENE 57°2,995 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5219:4920:27
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1416:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918250 — Mesa de los Datiles, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357606118

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