Mesa Quitaras
Mesa Quitaras rises to 1,617 m in New Mexico. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,957 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Steele Windmill, a peak 5.3 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,617 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 52.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
17 named places within 25 miles
- Steele Windmill: 5.3 mi
- Cerrito de los Muertos: 5.4 mi
- Ute Creek Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Circle S Mesa: 7.9 mi
- David Hill: 10.2 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Quitaras. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 323° | 1,957 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cerro de la Cruz | NW 324° | 1,887 m | 18.8 mi |
| Apache Point | WSW 247° | 1,776 m | 24.5 mi |
| Aragon Hill | NNW 346° | 1,762 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | WSW 250° | 1,685 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | WSW 242° | 1,682 m | 22.1 mi |
| Orphan Hill | NNE 31° | 1,655 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ute Creek Mesa | N 3° | 1,641 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosquero 1 NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898036 — Mesa Quitaras, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583330
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