Mesa Rica
Mesa Rica rises to 1,648 m in New Mexico. Cerro de Corazon stands 1,883 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Conchas Lake State Park, a park 9.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,648 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- North Mesa: 10.2 mi
- Mesita del Medio: 10.7 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 10.9 mi
- Monument Point: 11.3 mi
- Mesita del Gato: 11.3 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 9.7 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 24.9 mi
- Trementina: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Rica. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de Corazon | NW 308° | 1,883 m | 24.5 mi |
| Luciano Mesa | SSE 167° | 1,702 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mesa Pino | W 275° | 1,692 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mesa Cherisco | WSW 257° | 1,642 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cuervo Hill | WSW 246° | 1,628 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cuervo Mesa | SW 215° | 1,623 m | 17.0 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | SE 139° | 1,620 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cabra Hill | W 274° | 1,617 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newkirk, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583339
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 28 mi
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