Mesa Penistaja
Mesa Penistaja rises to 2,196 m in New Mexico. Nacimiento Peak stands 2,973 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ceja Pelon Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 13 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,196 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Ceja Pelon Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Mesa Chijuilla: 6.6 mi
- Continental Divide: 6.7 mi
- Eagle Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Deer Mesa: 7.8 mi
- Cuba Rams: 15.1 mi
- Hodoos: 24.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 24.9 mi
- Hoodoo Cove: 24.9 mi
- Red Hill: 24.9 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 11.0 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 15.2 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 22.1 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 22.2 mi
- Ramona Spring: 24.3 mi
- San Juan Basin: 11.0 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 13.8 mi
- Cuba: 14.1 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 13.7 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 14.8 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Penistaja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacimiento Peak | E 84° | 2,973 m | 20.2 mi |
| Eureka Mesa | E 88° | 2,925 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount San Miguel | ESE 116° | 2,887 m | 21.7 mi |
| Blue Bird Mesa | E 93° | 2,832 m | 20.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | E 88° | 2,827 m | 23.4 mi |
| Smokey Bear Hill | ESE 111° | 2,699 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rock Creek Mesa | E 91° | 2,576 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mesa de Cuba | E 83° | 2,300 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:19 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson RCH, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583307
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