Mesa la Azabache
Mesa la Azabache rises to 2,210 m in New Mexico. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Parido, a peak 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 38 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,210 m
How to reach it
- 37.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Parido: 1.9 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Crotalo: 3.6 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 3.9 mi
- Battleship: 4.5 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 5.5 mi
- Ojo Frio: 7.1 mi
- Corner Spring: 23.5 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 24.5 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 20.3 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 21.2 mi
- Gumbo Point: 22.1 mi
- Puerto Grande: 22.8 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 14.9 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 22.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Hoodoos: 24.7 mi
- Tower Ruins: 12.2 mi
- Cabezon: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Mesa la Azabache. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerros De Alejandro | SSW 204° | 2,732 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cerro Pino | SSW 194° | 2,670 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | S 174° | 2,616 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSW 208° | 2,610 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | S 179° | 2,592 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | S 172° | 2,570 m | 13.4 mi |
| B-52 Hill | S 181° | 2,553 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cerro Chavez | SW 219° | 2,504 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596669
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