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Mesa Garcia

Mesa Garcia, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Garcia rises to 2,118 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa de Guadalupe, a peak 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2118 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.71725, -106.75115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 16
Springs: 15
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 9.7 mi
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Cave Canyon Sping: 15.0 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Electric Spring: 15.1 mi
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 9.8 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 10.6 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 10.7 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Bear Jump: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Mesa Garcia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakNE 45°3,434 m15.1 mi
South MountainNE 56°3,265 m14.8 mi
Cerro PeladoENE 68°3,082.9 m12.2 mi
Los GriegosENE 64°3,077 m12.4 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 26°3,041 m17.0 mi
Las ConchasENE 65°3,030 m14.0 mi
Rabbit MountainENE 63°3,018 m17.6 mi
Peralta RidgeENE 70°2,995 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5219:4920:27
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1416:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606137

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