Mesita Blanca
Mesita Blanca rises to 1,782 m in New Mexico. Wheat Mountain stands 2,174 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Crow Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States (GeoNames ID = 5478994).
Wikidata Q49049586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,782 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crow Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Rolling Mounds: 2.3 mi
- Sunhouse Peaks: 3.4 mi
- South Point Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Attack Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sharp Point: 3.6 mi
- Frog Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Seama Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Crow Point: 16.7 mi
- Standing Rock: 17.6 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 12.6 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 14.7 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 23.2 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 22.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.3 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 24.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 8.5 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Acoma Museum: 14.9 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Mesita Blanca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,174 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cerro Verde | SSE 167° | 2,173 m | 14.2 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | WSW 241° | 2,141 m | 13.6 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SW 234° | 2,102 m | 11.2 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NW 320° | 2,088 m | 13.8 mi |
| South Butte | WSW 255° | 2,070 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flower Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,069 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seama Mesa | WNW 283° | 2,065 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357577068
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