Mesa Vibora
Mesa Vibora rises to 2,037 m in New Mexico. Picuris Peak stands 3,292 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ojo Caliente Historical Marker, a historic site 3.1 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 17 miles off. 198 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2037 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 18.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 23 mi
198 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Colorado: 4.6 mi
- Cerro Azul: 5.3 mi
- Cerro Negro: 5.6 mi
- Cerro Mojino: 7.3 mi
- Cerro Abajo: 9.0 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 9.8 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 10.1 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 11.0 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 19.7 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 21.4 mi
- Embudo Stream-Gaging Station Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
- Velarde on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 11.1 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 11.1 mi
- Pilar Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Petaca Point: 12.3 mi
- SJC: 15.5 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 16.4 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 3.7 mi
- Harding Mine: 13.9 mi
- Poshuoinge: 17.2 mi
- Kiva: 17.6 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 7.7 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 14.7 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 17.6 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 19.6 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 19.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 14.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.3 mi
- East Sisneras Spring: 19.9 mi
- Elk Spring: 19.9 mi
- Rancherilla Spring: 20.0 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 8.4 mi
- La Mesita: 9.0 mi
- Comanche Rim: 9.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 10.9 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 11.5 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 18.0 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 24.0 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Vibora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picuris Peak | ESE 104° | 3,292 m | 19.4 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,090 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mogote Peak | NW 305° | 3,048 m | 21.7 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | NNW 335° | 2,994 m | 23.9 mi |
| Kiowa Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,967 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mogotito | WNW 299° | 2,965 m | 20.9 mi |
| Banco Lona | NW 307° | 2,923 m | 20.5 mi |
| Big Rock | NNW 347° | 2,708 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908646 — Mesa Vibora, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596832
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