Mesa Negra
Mesa Negra rises to 2,506 m in New Mexico. Microwave Ridge stands 2,807 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is El Malpais Visitor Center, a attraction 3.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,506 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 7.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 14 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandstone Mesa: 3.7 mi
- North Cebollita Mesa: 4.4 mi
- McCarty Mesa: 4.5 mi
- CM Carty Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Canipa Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Crow Point: 6.6 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 14.4 mi
- Double Sinks: 14.5 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 14.6 mi
- Seama Mesa: 14.6 mi
- Truman Park: 14.1 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 14.8 mi
- Smokey Circle: 14.9 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 15.0 mi
- McElroy Park: 16.8 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 19.0 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 20.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 20.7 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 21.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.9 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 10.1 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 14.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 14.8 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 4.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 12.7 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 13.2 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 15.0 mi
- Acoma Museum: 9.9 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 14.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 14.7 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 10.1 mi
- Lava Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Jesus: 17.2 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Mesa Negra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwave Ridge | NNE 28° | 2,807 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | SSW 199° | 2,673 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gallo Peak | WNW 291° | 2,642 m | 12.4 mi |
| Horace Mesa | NNE 12° | 2,607 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pelon | SSW 207° | 2,599 m | 12.0 mi |
| North Pelon | SSW 212° | 2,558 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cebollita Peak | SSW 200° | 2,535 m | 17.0 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | WNW 295° | 2,533 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583304
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