Mesa de los Toros
Mesa de los Toros rises to 2,289 m in New Mexico. Cerro Venada stands 2,824 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Redondita, a peak 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2289 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 16.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Redondita: 1.1 mi
- Mesa Amada: 2.1 mi
- Puertecito: 2.1 mi
- La Mesa del Corral: 2.4 mi
- Loma de los Toros: 2.8 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 6.0 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 11.8 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 13.9 mi
- Owl Spring: 16.0 mi
- Corner Spring: 22.4 mi
- Punta Burro: 5.0 mi
- Jim Point: 5.0 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 7.3 mi
- Gumbo Point: 11.9 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 15.2 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 24.2 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 25.0 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 21.0 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Mesa de los Toros. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Venada | SE 145° | 2,824 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hosta Butte | W 279° | 2,628 m | 20.9 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | SSE 163° | 2,612 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 163° | 2,612 m | 19.7 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | SSE 150° | 2,513 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | SSE 151° | 2,506 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cerro Chavez | E 96° | 2,504 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | SW 235° | 2,498 m | 4.6 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 | 07:18 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586162
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