Mesa Redonda
Mesa Redonda rises to 2,012 m in New Mexico. Whiteface Mountain stands 2,294 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Top, a peak 5.1 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,012 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 20.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
94 named places within 25 miles
- Brown Top: 5.1 mi
- La Cebolla: 5.4 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Red Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Cuesta de la McBride: 7.5 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 9.2 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 11.4 mi
- Red Mill: 14.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 18.5 mi
- Jumbo Fragment: 21.6 mi
- Bell: 21.2 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 21.3 mi
- Crane Mural: 21.4 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 21.4 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 21.5 mi
- Cibola Spring: 8.7 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 13.7 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 14.5 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 16.1 mi
- Bursum Spring: 16.5 mi
- Sedillo Park: 21.5 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 21.6 mi
- West Place Park: 21.9 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 22.3 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 23.3 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 21.0 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 21.8 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 24.8 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- López Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- Hammel Museum: 21.3 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 21.9 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Redonda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | N 354° | 2,294 m | 14.3 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | WSW 254° | 2,208 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rayo Hills | NE 40° | 2,205 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | N 1° | 2,191 m | 12.7 mi |
| La Cebolla | WSW 256° | 2,167 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | N 3° | 2,112 m | 11.4 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,019 m | 18.5 mi |
| U-Butte | NNE 21° | 1,950 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899784 — Mesa Redonda, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586270
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