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Mesa del Ojo

Mesa del Ojo, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Ojo rises to 2,848 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Pelon, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2848 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04196, -106.62309

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 22
Springs: 15
  • Cave Canyon Sping: 8.7 mi
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Sulphur Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 14
Artworks: 13
  • Nexus: 20.2 mi
  • Pink Flamingo: 20.5 mi
  • Golondrina: 20.7 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 21.0 mi
  • Multiverse 2020: 21.0 mi
Parks: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Mesa del Ojo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeESE 111°3,558 m10.3 mi
Chicoma MountainE 100°3,517 m13.6 mi
Redondo PeakSSE 163°3,434 m12.3 mi
Polvadera PeakE 84°3,419 m12.3 mi
Cerro ToledoESE 108°3,323 m10.9 mi
South MountainSSE 160°3,265 m15.0 mi
Cerro de la GaritaESE 120°3,225 m6.0 mi
Cerro del GrantESE 108°3,174 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:4920:27
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1416:1716:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633404756605953433224
Precip in1.91.71.71.31.10.93.33.42.11.81.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908584 — Mesa del Ojo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596660

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