Mesa Prieta
Mesa Prieta rises to 2,293 m in New Mexico. Pajarito Peak stands 2,749 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Cortada, a peak 2.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 30 miles off.
The story
Mesa Prieta is a mesa in Sandoval County New Mexico. The mesa was formed by a basaltic lava flow during the Pliocene. The sedimentary rocks include the Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone, Mancos Shale, and Gallup Sandstone. The Rio Puerco flows south on the west side of the mesa. The Ojito Wilderness is to the east of the mesa, and Cabezon Peak is to the north.
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Wikidata Q49049528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2293 m
How to reach it
- 30.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.2 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 28.3 mi off the Corrales Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ojito Wilderness Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Cortada: 2.8 mi
- Cerrito Cochino: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Cochino: 4.3 mi
- Tamayameh Kah Sta Mah: 5.2 mi
- Big Bead Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Hoodoos: 6.1 mi
- Hoodoos: 6.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 7.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 11.2 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area: 7.3 mi
- L Bar Ranch: 15.1 mi
- Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker: 15.4 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 18.1 mi
- Jemez Mountains Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
- Tower Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Tower Ruins: 7.8 mi
- Colorado Plateau Historic Marker: 13.5 mi
- Pueblo of Zia Historic Marker: 17.3 mi
- PUEBLO OF JÉMEZ HISTORIC MARKER: 19.9 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 13.4 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 13.5 mi
- Rincon del Oso: 19.5 mi
- Puerto Grande: 20.4 mi
- Standing Rock: 24.0 mi
- Ojo Frio: 12.2 mi
- Holy Ghost Spring: 16.2 mi
- Los Indios Spring: 19.8 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 24.1 mi
- Cabezon: 9.0 mi
- Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Mesa Prieta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pajarito Peak | NE 37° | 2,749 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | W 262° | 2,616 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cerro del Durazno | W 259° | 2,592 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | WSW 244° | 2,587 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa | WSW 247° | 2,570 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cerrito del Relampago | W 270° | 2,503 m | 16.6 mi |
| Black Mesa | WSW 245° | 2,440 m | 13.7 mi |
| Santa Rosa Peaks | SW 233° | 2,423 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898034 — Mesa Prieta, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583317
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