Mesa Tinaja
Mesa Tinaja rises to 2,355 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tejana Mesa, a peak 3.3 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,355 m
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Tejana Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Mariano Hill: 5.6 mi
- El Porticito: 5.7 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 7.5 mi
- Mariano Mesa: 8.6 mi
- Smith Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 18.0 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 21.9 mi
- Zuni Spring: 22.0 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 23.3 mi
- Red Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 20.2 mi
- The Lightning Field: 23.5 mi
- Mangas: 23.6 mi
- Lightning Field: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Tinaja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Mountain | S 171° | 3,000 m | 18.3 mi |
| Agua Fria Mountain | S 186° | 2,691 m | 22.6 mi |
| El Caso Peak | S 170° | 2,616 m | 22.6 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | NE 56° | 2,593 m | 14.1 mi |
| Techado Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,490 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | E 93° | 2,472 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Hub | S 179° | 2,458 m | 17.3 mi |
| Largo Mesa | SSW 192° | 2,440 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583349
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