Mesa Prieta
Mesa Prieta rises to 2,580 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Alta, a peak 3.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49049526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,580 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 29.3 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 28 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Alta: 3.9 mi
- Mesa del Camino: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Naranja: 5.0 mi
- Mesa Corral: 5.7 mi
- El Cerrito: 5.9 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 9.5 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 11.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.1 mi
- Elk Spring: 19.2 mi
- Harris Bear Spring: 19.3 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 7.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 8.5 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 9.0 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 10.2 mi
- Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins: 11.6 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Old Spanish Trail Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Poshuoinge: 19.0 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 10.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 12.2 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 14.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 21.8 mi
- Gates of Hell: 24.5 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 8.7 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 8.7 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 16.7 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 23.8 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.3 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 16.5 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 24.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.9 mi
- Bluebird Mesa Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Mesa Prieta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | SSE 155° | 3,558 m | 21.1 mi |
| Polvadera Peak | SE 141° | 3,419 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | SSE 153° | 3,323 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | SSE 167° | 3,225 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | SSE 167° | 3,174 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | SSE 167° | 3,144 m | 16.2 mi |
| Indian Point | SSE 156° | 3,118 m | 20.7 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | SSE 156° | 3,039 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908633 — Mesa Prieta, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596806
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