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Mesa del Medio

Mesa del Medio, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Medio rises to 2,490 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Juan Domingo, a peak 2.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States (GeoNames ID = 5478736)

Wikidata Q49049422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41668, -106.39586

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Harris Bear Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Elk Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Rancherilla Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.4 mi
  • East Sisneras Spring: 4.9 mi
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 12.6 mi
  • Pink Flamingo: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Mesa del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canjilon MountainNNE 13°3,326 m10.8 mi
Peñasco AmarilloN 357°3,233 m19.8 mi
Cerro SaragateN 8°3,230 m15.7 mi
Burned MountainNNE 29°3,101 m20.7 mi
Red HillN 6°3,097 m10.8 mi
Tusas MountainNE 41°3,090 m21.3 mi
Mogote PeakNE 41°3,048 m7.1 mi
Cerro PedernalSSW 199°3,003 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:4920:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495869737164524131
Precip in0.40.30.60.80.80.61.61.71.20.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908609 — Mesa del Medio, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596739

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