Mesa de los Padillas
Mesa de los Padillas rises to 1,547 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.7 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,547 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.5 mi off the Corrales Road
- 20.3 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 19 mi
- Bet's Rock · 20 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Durand Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Valley Gardens Park: 4.6 mi
- Adobe Acres Park: 5.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Parea Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Wind Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 8.5 mi
- Cinder Peak: 9.7 mi
- Hubbell House Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Asia: 10.0 mi
- Pinkman’s Residence: 10.3 mi
- Rosenwald Building Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Kimo Theater Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Jesus Christ: 6.4 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.4 mi
- Giant Stone Rattlesnake: 7.1 mi
- Los Lunas: 9.1 mi
- Eagle Man: 9.4 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 9.4 mi
- Cavalcade of Wings: 9.5 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 10.0 mi
- Turquoise Museum: 10.4 mi
- H. B. & Lucille Horn Preservation Station: 10.5 mi
- Embudo Spring: 18.2 mi
- Three Gun Spring: 19.4 mi
- Los Vayas Spring: 19.6 mi
- Piedra Lisa Spring: 19.6 mi
- Oso Springs: 20.0 mi
- Pajarito: 3.4 mi
- Founders' Wall: 6.8 mi
- War Cannon: 9.5 mi
- Flame of Hope: 9.5 mi
- Harvey Girls: 10.6 mi
- Tingley Park: 10.1 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 20.9 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- International District Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 10.6 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 10.7 mi
- Curandera Garden: 10.7 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 14.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.2 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 23.2 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 24.7 mi
- Carpenter: 12.9 mi
- Travertine Falls: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa de los Padillas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | NE 40° | 3,255 m | 24.1 mi |
| The Needle | NE 37° | 3,127 m | 24.7 mi |
| The Thumb | NE 40° | 3,081 m | 23.6 mi |
| The Chimney | NE 39° | 3,051 m | 24.1 mi |
| Tombstone | NE 39° | 3,048 m | 24.5 mi |
| Jawbone | NE 44° | 3,014 m | 23.6 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | NE 53° | 2,982 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hail Peak | NE 42° | 2,947 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Valley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 933035 — Mesa de los Padillas, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357612874
Day trips start here
- Los Lunas · 9 mi
- Albuquerque · 11 mi
- Central New Mexico · 16 mi
- Belen · 20 mi
- Cedar Crest · 23 mi
- Bernalillo · 27 mi
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