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Mesa del Contadero Peak

Mesa del Contadero Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Contadero Peak rises to 1,485 m in New Mexico. Timber Peak stands 3,181 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Contadero, a cliff 0.3 miles away. El Camino Real passes 3.9 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1485 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.67217, -106.97803

Overlooks nearby

Around it

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Springs: 19
  • Cienega Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Torreon Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Burro Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Haunted Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Sawmill Spring: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Mesa del Contadero: 0.3 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 0.3 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 0.5 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 0.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 0.8 mi
Parks: 10
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Camino de Sueños: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Mancy Mine: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa del Contadero Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber PeakNNW 334°3,181 m23.6 mi
Buck PeakNNW 338°2,764 m23.2 mi
Italian PeakNNW 331°2,752 m20.3 mi
Molino PeakNNW 337°2,701 m20.7 mi
Piñon MountainW 263°2,587 m21.4 mi
San Juan PeakW 268°2,466 m20.3 mi
Black MountainW 278°2,307 m23.2 mi
Horse MountainWNW 284°2,253 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:20
June solstice05:5919:4520:22
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:0916:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586266

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