Mesa Montosa
Mesa Montosa rises to 2,454 m in New Mexico. Polvadera Peak stands 3,419 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a attraction 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49049494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,454 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kitchen Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Mesa Juan Domingo: 2.9 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.0 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 5.5 mi
- La Mesita: 7.7 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 4.6 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 9.2 mi
- Elk Spring: 9.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 9.3 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 9.4 mi
- Time Capsule: 9.3 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 13.9 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- Poshuoinge: 15.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.2 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 2.5 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 3.0 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 8.0 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 9.2 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 16.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 20.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 22.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 23.1 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 25.0 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 2.6 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 2.6 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 14.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 16.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.0 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 24.2 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 13.9 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.1 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Mesa Montosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polvadera Peak | S 170° | 3,419 m | 21.7 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,326 m | 15.4 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | N 8° | 3,233 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | NNE 19° | 3,230 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | S 189° | 3,144 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 22° | 3,097 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NE 46° | 3,048 m | 12.6 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | S 181° | 3,039 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:15 | 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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596776
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