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Mesa del Oro

Mesa del Oro, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Oro rises to 2,227 m in New Mexico. Cebollita Mesa stands 2,673 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro del Oro, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.63894, -107.48393

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
  • Blue Mesa: 21.0 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 21.0 mi
  • Sharp Point: 21.3 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 21.5 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 21.5 mi
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.1 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Chavez Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Mesa del Oro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cebollita MesaWNW 285°2,673 m21.4 mi
Blue MesaSW 220°2,605 m21.4 mi
D Cross MountainSW 231°2,589 m17.6 mi
Techado MesaWSW 253°2,569 m16.6 mi
Cebollita PeakWNW 287°2,535 m21.7 mi
Wiley MesaWSW 247°2,528 m13.6 mi
Bell MountainSW 235°2,507 m19.0 mi
Middle MesaWSW 245°2,455 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4919:22
June solstice05:5819:5020:27
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1416:2517:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541485767686661513931
Precip in0.80.70.70.30.80.62.62.61.51.00.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586237

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