Mesa Larga
Mesa Larga rises to 2,348 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Loco Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,348 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Loco Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Troyburg Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Canyon Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Nipple Peak: 2.9 mi
- Round Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 11.2 mi
- Fisher Park: 14.9 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 17.5 mi
- La Mesa Park: 17.9 mi
- Optimist Park South: 18.0 mi
- Grave: 13.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.8 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 18.3 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.9 mi
- Folsom Museum: 15.6 mi
- Scouting Museum: 18.6 mi
- Raton Museum: 18.8 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 24.6 mi
- south finial: 18.8 mi
- north finial: 18.8 mi
- Raton: 19.1 mi
- Prestons Point: 11.2 mi
- Devils Point: 15.7 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 15.6 mi
- Star: 19.1 mi
- Yankee: 16.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mesa Larga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | S 187° | 2,682 m | 8.0 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NW 323° | 2,636 m | 14.9 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNW 336° | 2,625 m | 12.5 mi |
| Dale Mountain | N 355° | 2,588 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pine Buttes | S 180° | 2,569 m | 10.7 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,542 m | 11.7 mi |
| Madrid Peak | N 1° | 2,498 m | 13.7 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,486 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583291
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