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Mesa del Yeso

Mesa del Yeso, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa del Yeso rises to 1,683 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamillo, a peak 2.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 7.9 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1683 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.20173, -106.76669

Overlooks nearby

132 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Historic sites: 18
  • Tomasino Mill: 6.4 mi
  • Red Mill: 6.6 mi
  • Don Pat Mill: 6.9 mi
  • Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 10.1 mi
  • New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 12.2 mi
Springs: 16
  • Ojo de la Parida: 4.1 mi
  • Cibola Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 6.4 mi
  • Ojo del Coyote: 6.5 mi
  • Bursum Spring: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Bell: 9.0 mi
  • Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 11.6 mi
  • In Search of the Light: 12.1 mi
  • New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 12.1 mi
  • Crane Mural: 12.1 mi
Parks: 14
  • Sedillo Park: 11.8 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 12.3 mi
  • West Place Park: 12.5 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 12.6 mi
  • Bernado State Game Refuge: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • 3: 9.9 mi
  • 1: 9.9 mi
  • 4: 9.9 mi
  • 2: 9.9 mi
  • 7: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa del Yeso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ladrón PeakNW 312°2,780 m24.2 mi
Whiteface MountainNE 43°2,294 m16.7 mi
Monte NegroNW 316°2,287 m23.7 mi
Polvadera MountainW 264°2,209 m13.2 mi
Socorro Peak (East)SW 231°2,208 m14.2 mi
Rayo HillsENE 74°2,205 m19.4 mi
Socorro Peak (West)SW 231°2,198 m14.4 mi
Cerro MontosoNE 50°2,191 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:19
June solstice05:5619:4620:23
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1016:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583231

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