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Mesa Leon

Mesa Leon, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa Leon rises to 1,930 m in New Mexico. Duran Mesa stands 2,150 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vaughn Historical Marker, a park 8.4 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72340, -105.19361

21 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
Parks: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Leon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duran MesaSW 221°2,150 m22.9 mi
Red HillWNW 296°2,087 m24.5 mi
Palma HillNW 320°2,075 m24.1 mi
Cerro de la LesnaSW 220°2,036 m21.0 mi
Howard MountainSSW 208°2,006 m24.8 mi
El Marge HillNW 319°1,949 m16.6 mi
Lobo HillWNW 289°1,935 m15.5 mi
Potrillo HillNNW 347°1,880 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4019:13
June solstice05:4919:4120:18
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0516:1516:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643505969727064524132
Precip in0.50.40.60.41.11.42.42.51.81.20.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pedernal 9 E, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898028 — Mesa Leon, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357583294

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