Mesa del Yeso
Mesa del Yeso rises to 2,525 m in New Mexico. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Juan Domingo, a peak 3.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,525 m
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 28.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 3.5 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 3.8 mi
- Kitchen Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Mesa Montosa: 4.0 mi
- Mogotito: 8.4 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 4.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.9 mi
- Elk Spring: 6.1 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 6.2 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 6.4 mi
- Time Capsule: 8.6 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Poshuoinge: 12.7 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 13.5 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.8 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 6.9 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 8.3 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 19.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 20.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 21.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 21.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 24.1 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 4.5 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 4.5 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 11.7 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 11.6 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 12.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 12.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.9 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 6.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Mesa del Yeso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera Peak | S 180° | 3,419 m | 20.9 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,326 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | N 8° | 3,230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Red Hill | N 6° | 3,097 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NNE 29° | 3,048 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | SSW 202° | 3,003 m | 14.9 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | NE 34° | 2,994 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mogotito | NE 34° | 2,965 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596749
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