Mesa Diablo
Mesa Diablo rises to 1,208 m in New Mexico. Mescalero Point stands 1,370 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlas Missile Site 579-4, a historic site 3.4 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,208 m
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- Berrendo Park: 16.1 mi
- Spring River Park: 16.3 mi
- Del Norte Park: 16.5 mi
- JC Park: 16.5 mi
- Loveless Park: 16.5 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-4: 3.4 mi
- Atlas Missile Sit 579-5: 10.7 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 11.1 mi
- Roswell Historic Marker: 16.8 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Sardine Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Comanche Hill: 9.6 mi
- Palma Mesa: 13.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Panther Hill: 20.9 mi
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 17.0 mi
- McBride Museum: 17.5 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 17.5 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 17.6 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 18.0 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 12.4 mi
- Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.2 mi
- Mescalero Sands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.2 mi
- Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.6 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 17.4 mi
- Waldrop Park Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Diablo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mescalero Point | ESE 108° | 1,370 m | 23.8 mi |
| Haystack Butte | N 5° | 1,267 m | 21.9 mi |
| Palma Mesa | NE 41° | 1,255 m | 13.5 mi |
| Little Haystack | N 3° | 1,255 m | 21.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 0° | 1,242 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sardine Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,212 m | 7.4 mi |
| Panther Hill | WNW 297° | 1,143 m | 20.9 mi |
| Comanche Hill | WSW 243° | 1,110 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:16 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583269
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