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Mesa los Indios

Mesa los Indios, seen from above at true elevation

Mesa los Indios rises to 2,684 m in New Mexico. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Laguna, a peak 2.7 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 21 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2684 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29168, -106.72115

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Springs: 9
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Pink Flamingo: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Polvadera PeakSE 132°3,419 m23.8 mi
Cerro de la GaritaSSE 152°3,225 m22.9 mi
Cerro del GrantSSE 152°3,174 m21.3 mi
Cerro PavoSSE 150°3,144 m20.2 mi
La Mesa del PedregosaSE 143°3,039 m22.2 mi
Cerro PedernalSE 126°3,003 m15.0 mi
Cerro JarocitoS 180°2,993 m16.1 mi
Cerro PelonSSE 159°2,992 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5020:28
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495869737164524131
Precip in0.40.30.60.80.80.61.61.71.20.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908620 — Mesa los Indios, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596770

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