Mesa del Contadero Peak
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. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,485 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.4 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 10 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 10 mi
- Flight Deck · 11 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Pasquale: 5.3 mi
- Little San Pascual Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Horse Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Jornada del Muerto Volcano: 11.5 mi
- Chupadera Mountain: 12.2 mi
- 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
- Contadero: 1.6 mi
- Paraje: 9.2 mi
- Canta Recio: 9.9 mi
- San Antonio Park: 17.9 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 19.0 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 21.7 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 9.9 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 9.9 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 0.3 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 9.7 mi
- Mancy Mine: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Peak | NNW 334° | 3,181 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buck Peak | NNW 338° | 2,764 m | 23.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | NNW 331° | 2,752 m | 20.3 mi |
| Molino Peak | NNW 337° | 2,701 m | 20.7 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | W 263° | 2,587 m | 21.4 mi |
| San Juan Peak | W 268° | 2,466 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 278° | 2,307 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bear Peak | NW 316° | 2,245 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586266
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