Mesa del Puerta
Mesa del Puerta rises to 1,455 m in New Mexico. Luciano Mesa stands 1,702 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Palomas Mesa, a peak 5.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1455 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
56 named places within 25 miles
- Palomas Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Mesa Quemado: 7.0 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Liberty Mesa: 10.1 mi
- Captivas Peak: 10.2 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 9.4 mi
- Coronado Park (undeveloped): 12.6 mi
- Tucumcari Outdoor Classroom: 13.1 mi
- Jogging Track: 13.3 mi
- Dunn Park: 13.3 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 12.5 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 12.6 mi
- ART City: 13.7 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- The Legendary Road: 13.8 mi
- The Minds Eye: 13.9 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 14.0 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 14.7 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa del Puerta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Mesa | SW 232° | 1,702 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mesa Rica | WNW 300° | 1,648 m | 17.5 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | WSW 239° | 1,620 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | ESE 123° | 1,580 m | 17.8 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | SSE 155° | 1,569 m | 13.2 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | E 82° | 1,509 m | 14.7 mi |
| La Cinta Mesa | NNW 344° | 1,501 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,499 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucumcari 4 NE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586241
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- Tucumcari · 14 mi
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