Mesa el Toro
Mesa el Toro rises to 2,090 m in New Mexico. Cerro de Escobas stands 2,499 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa las Mulas, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 14 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,090 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 25.0 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 27.2 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 24 mi
- Village Vista · 29 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa las Mulas: 1.0 mi
- Cerro de las Tijeras: 2.9 mi
- Mesa de la Mula: 4.9 mi
- La Mesa Pobre: 5.4 mi
- Mesa de Aguilar: 7.2 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 16.6 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 16.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 21.4 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 21.4 mi
- Stanley Community Park: 17.5 mi
- Lamy Park: 21.4 mi
- Eldorado Community Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Pecos National Historical Park: 23.0 mi
- Pecos National Park: 23.1 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 18.5 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 21.3 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 23.7 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 25.0 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 21.4 mi
- Moon Crescent: 22.3 mi
- Red Horse: 23.8 mi
- Blue Wolf: 24.4 mi
- Big Cola Can: 24.7 mi
- Pflueger: 21.4 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 24.3 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 24.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Las Ruedas: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa el Toro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de Escobas | N 355° | 2,499 m | 22.1 mi |
| Glorieta Mesa | N 353° | 2,499 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rowe Peak | N 357° | 2,453 m | 19.8 mi |
| Punta Pajarita | N 5° | 2,361 m | 17.1 mi |
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | NE 37° | 2,322 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cerro Encinoso | N 3° | 2,313 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fangio Mesa | NNW 342° | 2,288 m | 21.4 mi |
| Arrowhead Point | N 0° | 2,279 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:16 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clines Corners, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899769 — Mesa el Toro, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586191
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