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Meseta Blanca

Meseta Blanca, seen from above at true elevation

Meseta Blanca rises to 1,994 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa de los Datiles, a peak 1.0 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67253, -106.71059

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
Attractions: 17
  • Walatoa Slot Canyon: 1.7 mi
  • Red Work trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse: 2.1 mi
  • Guadalupe Box: 5.2 mi
  • Gilman Tunnels: 5.3 mi
Springs: 15
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Holy Ghost Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Electric Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Laxitive Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Lemonade Spring: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 11.6 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Bear Jump: 13.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Meseta Blanca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakNNE 31°3,434 m16.1 mi
South MountainNE 41°3,265 m15.2 mi
Cerro PeladoNE 50°3,082.9 m11.9 mi
Los GriegosNE 46°3,077 m12.3 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 16°3,041 m19.1 mi
Las ConchasNE 49°3,030 m13.8 mi
Rabbit MountainNE 51°3,018 m17.4 mi
Peralta RidgeNE 53°2,995 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5219:4920:27
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1416:1816:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357606145

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