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Mesa del Terrero

Mesa del Terrero, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Terrero rises to 2,521 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Ojito, a peak 0.5 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02280, -106.30669

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 49
Parks: 35
  • Los Pueblos Park: 8.7 mi
  • Kiva: 9.5 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 9.5 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 10.6 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
Springs: 18
  • Pine Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 13.1 mi
  • American Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Apache Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 10.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 18.8 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Mesa del Terrero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeWSW 253°3,558 m8.4 mi
Chicoma MountainWSW 257°3,517 m4.5 mi
Polvadera PeakWNW 295°3,419 m6.0 mi
Cerro ToledoWSW 255°3,323 m7.6 mi
Cerro de la GaritaW 263°3,225 m12.6 mi
Caballo MountainSW 214°3,200 m5.8 mi
Pajarito MountainSSW 209°3,176 m10.7 mi
Cerro del GrantW 269°3,174 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908585 — Mesa del Terrero, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596666

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