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Mesa Diablo

Mesa Diablo, seen from above at true elevation

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. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 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
1208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.46232, -104.22858

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Peaks: 9
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
Attractions: 1
  • R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mescalero PointESE 108°1,370 m23.8 mi
Haystack ButteN 5°1,267 m21.9 mi
Palma MesaNE 41°1,255 m13.5 mi
Little HaystackN 3°1,255 m21.3 mi
Haystack MountainWNW 288°1,248 m24.3 mi
Haystack MountainN 0°1,242 m16.8 mi
Sardine MountainENE 75°1,212 m7.4 mi
Panther HillWNW 297°1,143 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:09
June solstice05:4819:3420:11
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice06:5816:1616:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451606878807871594739
Precip in0.30.40.60.61.51.42.31.71.81.50.50.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583269

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