Mesa del Rito
Mesa del Rito rises to 2,492 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,492 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 21.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 3 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 14 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Corky: 6.9 mi
- Golondrina: 6.9 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 6.9 mi
- Tranquility: 6.9 mi
- Touch the Sky: 6.9 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 1.0 mi
- Escobas Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Sawyer Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Boundary Peak: 3.0 mi
- Saint Peter's Dome: 3.3 mi
- Kiva: 6.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 7.5 mi
- Main Gate Park: 8.7 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 9.1 mi
- Natural Park: 9.3 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 5.3 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Long House: 6.1 mi
- Big Kiva: 6.3 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Alcove: 3.5 mi
- The Narrows: 3.7 mi
- Alcove House: 5.5 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.6 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 1.5 mi
- American Spring: 2.3 mi
- Armstead Spring: 2.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 3.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 7.8 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Camp May: 6.6 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 7.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 16.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 21.1 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 21.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 9.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 10.0 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 18.1 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 22.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 7.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 7.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 12.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 22.9 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 25.0 mi
- Buckman: 12.5 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.1 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Rendija Arch: 7.9 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mesa del Rito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NNW 343° | 3,558 m | 13.3 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WNW 295° | 3,434 m | 11.1 mi |
| South Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,265 m | 8.7 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | N 5° | 3,200 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | N 350° | 3,176 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | N 354° | 3,169 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NNW 329° | 3,148 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNW 339° | 3,098 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918253 — Mesa del Rito, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606128
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 4 mi
- Pojoaque · 21 mi
- Española · 22 mi
- Santa Fe · 26 mi
- Chimayó · 29 mi
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