Mesa Huerfana
Mesa Huerfana rises to 1,990 m in New Mexico. Mesa de los Carros stands 2,100 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de Corazon, a peak 2.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,990 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
40 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de Corazon: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Huerfanita: 3.0 mi
- Punta del Chorro: 4.7 mi
- Corazon Hill: 5.2 mi
- Punta Del Salitre: 7.1 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- ☉☉: 3.1 mi
- Trementina: 4.1 mi
- Fort Hatch: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Huerfana. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de los Carros | W 269° | 2,100 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mesa Lauriano | WSW 258° | 2,084 m | 21.0 mi |
| Yegua Mesa | WSW 257° | 2,074 m | 8.1 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | W 261° | 2,067 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | WSW 252° | 2,064 m | 23.4 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | WSW 245° | 2,058 m | 4.7 mi |
| Valle Redondo | WNW 288° | 1,953 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mejan Mesa | NNW 341° | 1,953 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898025 — Mesa Huerfana, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583284
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