Mesa Sarca
Mesa Sarca rises to 2,118 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa de la Cienaga, a peak 7.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 21 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2118 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 27.1 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
71 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa de la Cienaga: 7.1 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Ladrón Peak: 8.7 mi
- Monte Negro: 9.3 mi
- Chicken Mountain: 10.1 mi
- 9: 23.0 mi
- 10: 23.0 mi
- 8: 23.0 mi
- 6: 23.0 mi
- 7: 23.0 mi
- Chavez Springs: 20.5 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 22.1 mi
- Dove Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cherry Town: 20.9 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 22.3 mi
- Vivian Fields: 24.7 mi
- Hells Mesa: 16.3 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 18.7 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.5 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 20.8 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 22.8 mi
- Riley: 10.5 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 22.9 mi
- Belen B: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Sarca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladrón Peak | SE 138° | 2,780 m | 8.7 mi |
| Indian Mesa | SW 228° | 2,600 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hells Mesa | SSW 199° | 2,381 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mesa Gallina | NNW 348° | 2,332 m | 13.5 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,320 m | 10.1 mi |
| Scott Mesa | SSW 205° | 2,319 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | WNW 298° | 2,309 m | 18.3 mi |
| Victorino Mesa | WNW 288° | 2,307 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583346
Day trips start here
- Belen · 25 mi
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