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Mesa del Medio

Mesa del Medio, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Medio rises to 2,959 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Pavo, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49049420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2959 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05085, -106.51309

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 36
  • Pink Flamingo: 15.3 mi
  • Nexus: 15.6 mi
  • Golondrina: 16.3 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 16.6 mi
  • Lucky: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
Parks: 22
Springs: 18
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Electric Spring: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 12.4 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 14.6 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 15.2 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Mesa del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeSE 141°3,558 m5.6 mi
Chicoma MountainESE 112°3,517 m7.8 mi
Redondo PeakSSW 192°3,434 m12.6 mi
Polvadera PeakE 84°3,419 m6.1 mi
Cerro ToledoSE 133°3,323 m5.7 mi
Cerro de la GaritaSSW 195°3,225 m3.7 mi
Caballo MountainSE 129°3,200 m10.7 mi
Pajarito MountainSSE 151°3,176 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:1416:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532394756595751413123
Precip in1.82.02.31.81.41.13.73.72.22.21.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596743

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