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Mesa Diamante

Mesa Diamante, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Diamante rises to 2,679 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Escarpment, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49049439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96084, -106.81920

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 12
Parks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • The Mother Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Pagosa Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Paradise: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Pagosa Springs History Museum: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Mesa Diamante. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banded PeakNE 47°3,892 m14.5 mi
Blackhead PeakN 6°3,778 m22.8 mi
Chama PeakENE 62°3,662 m11.8 mi
Nipple MountainN 6°3,652 m23.4 mi
Chalk MountainsNNE 17°3,649 m13.1 mi
Jarosa PeakENE 69°3,587 m21.2 mi
Squaretop MountainN 2°3,567 m20.6 mi
Flattop MountainNNE 16°3,477 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273240465462696760483728
Precip in1.51.41.11.21.10.72.12.41.71.51.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583272

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