Mesa Montosa
Mesa Montosa rises to 1,758 m in New Mexico. Starvation Peak stands 2,143 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Lauriano, a peak 5.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,758 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 14.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
92 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Lauriano: 5.1 mi
- East Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Mesas Cuatas: 6.0 mi
- Flagstone Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Mesa de los Carros: 7.0 mi
- LCC: 22.6 mi
- Hebrew Temple Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Esperanza Herrera House Historic Site: 23.0 mi
- Ilfield Law Office Building Historic Site: 23.1 mi
- Lincoln Park: 23.6 mi
- Truder Park: 23.8 mi
- Carnegie Park: 23.8 mi
- South Pacific Park: 23.8 mi
- Alumni Park: 23.8 mi
- Star Axis: 13.8 mi
- ☉☉: 20.3 mi
- Welcome: 23.0 mi
- Red Dawn: 23.6 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 23.7 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 23.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 23.7 mi
- Fort Hatch: 5.4 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 23.6 mi
- Casas del Medio: 18.6 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
- Trementina: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Montosa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starvation Peak | W 270° | 2,143 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mesa de los Carros | NNW 344° | 2,100 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mesa Lauriano | NW 304° | 2,084 m | 5.1 mi |
| Yegua Mesa | ENE 58° | 2,074 m | 9.9 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | ENE 57° | 2,067 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mesa Apache | W 269° | 2,067 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | W 269° | 2,064 m | 6.0 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | ENE 67° | 2,058 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dilia, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596781
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