Mesa del Ojo
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
- 2,848 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 42.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 13 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Pelon: 1.9 mi
- Cerro Pavo: 4.5 mi
- Cerro del Grant: 4.9 mi
- Cerro Jarocito: 5.7 mi
- Cerro de la Garita: 6.0 mi
- Fenton Lake: 12.1 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 13.6 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 16.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 17.4 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 18.3 mi
- 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
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 17.5 mi
- Soda Dam: 17.6 mi
- Cuba Rams: 18.1 mi
- Human sundial: 19.1 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 19.1 mi
- Nexus: 20.2 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 20.5 mi
- Golondrina: 20.7 mi
- Touch the Sky: 21.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 21.0 mi
- 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
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 18.4 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 18.6 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 19.7 mi
- Kiva: 20.1 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 4.1 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 14.0 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.3 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 22.6 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.3 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 20.5 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 21.0 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 21.1 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 21.6 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 21.6 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.1 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.1 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 15.9 mi
- Rendija Arch: 18.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Mesa del Ojo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | ESE 111° | 3,558 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | E 100° | 3,517 m | 13.6 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SSE 163° | 3,434 m | 12.3 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | E 84° | 3,419 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | ESE 108° | 3,323 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 160° | 3,265 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | ESE 120° | 3,225 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | ESE 108° | 3,174 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
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
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 25 mi
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