Mesa las Tapia
Mesa las Tapia rises to 2,159 m in New Mexico. Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose stands 2,322 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Las Tapias, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,159 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.5 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 25.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
56 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Las Tapias: 1.5 mi
- Mesa de Aguilar: 6.2 mi
- Mesa de la Mula: 8.9 mi
- Mesa Portrero: 9.0 mi
- Palma Hill: 10.1 mi
- Stanley Community Park: 20.9 mi
- Pinto Patio: 23.7 mi
- Patio: 23.7 mi
- Crossley Park: 23.7 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 22.3 mi
- Memorial of Perpetual Tears: 23.8 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 24.1 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 24.1 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 22.6 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 22.6 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 23.9 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 21.5 mi
- White Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa las Tapia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | NNE 15° | 2,322 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cerro Encinoso | N 354° | 2,313 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pedernal Mountain | S 183° | 2,301 m | 14.0 mi |
| Arrowhead Point | N 353° | 2,279 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | NNE 12° | 2,270 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | NNE 15° | 2,258 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wildhorse Mesa | NNW 337° | 2,208 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mesa de la Mula | N 7° | 2,202 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898678 — Mesa las Tapia, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583844
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