Mesa Marquez
Mesa Marquez rises to 2,101 m in New Mexico. Cerro Pelon stands 3,057 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rincon del Oso, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,101 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma Larga: 1.2 mi
- Mesa de Cañoncito: 1.4 mi
- Cerrito Negro: 1.6 mi
- La Mesa del Cañon Seco: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Vacio: 2.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 16.8 mi
- The Wall: 20.1 mi
- Moon Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 20.5 mi
- Corner Spring: 14.7 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 15.1 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.6 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 0.4 mi
- Puerto Grande: 2.7 mi
- Standing Rock: 12.4 mi
- Frog Mesa: 17.9 mi
- Seama Mesa: 23.1 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 6.2 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 19.5 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Tower Ruins: 14.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Cabezon: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mesa Marquez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Pelon | W 259° | 3,057 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cerro Osha | W 263° | 2,947 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | W 269° | 2,735 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerros De Alejandro | NW 309° | 2,732 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cerro Chivato | WNW 282° | 2,716 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | W 277° | 2,691 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | WSW 249° | 2,674 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Pino | WNW 288° | 2,670 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:22 | 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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899781 — Mesa Marquez, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586255
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