Mesa del Medio
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
- 12.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 16.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 40.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 15 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Pavo: 1.9 mi
- La Mesa del Pedregosa: 2.0 mi
- Cerro del Grant: 2.6 mi
- Cerro de la Garita: 3.7 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 4.9 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 15.3 mi
- Nexus: 15.6 mi
- Golondrina: 16.3 mi
- Touch the Sky: 16.6 mi
- Lucky: 16.6 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 9.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 13.9 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 14.1 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 15.4 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
- Dominguez-Velez de Escalente Trail Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- Kiva: 15.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 16.8 mi
- 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
- Tsi’pin Ruins trailhead (permit required via Coyote Ranger Station): 8.7 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 13.9 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 19.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 19.9 mi
- Alcove: 20.3 mi
- 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
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 15.4 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 16.5 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 16.6 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 19.4 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 19.4 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 4.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 11.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 17.2 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Bear Jump: 24.7 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.3 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 24.4 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 24.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.7 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 16.6 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Rendija Arch: 13.9 mi
- Buckman: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SE 141° | 3,558 m | 5.6 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | ESE 112° | 3,517 m | 7.8 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SSW 192° | 3,434 m | 12.6 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | E 84° | 3,419 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SE 133° | 3,323 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSW 195° | 3,225 m | 3.7 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | SE 129° | 3,200 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | SSE 151° | 3,176 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596743
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 22 mi
- Española · 25 mi
- Pojoaque · 29 mi
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