Mesita de los Ladrones
Mesita de los Ladrones rises to 1,787 m in New Mexico. Barillas Peak stands 2,844 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesita, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1787 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- La Mesita: 0.5 mi
- Middle Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Mesita Tierra Blanca: 6.1 mi
- Tierra Colorada: 6.3 mi
- La Mesa Parda: 6.5 mi
- R: 20.3 mi
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- LCC: 20.5 mi
- Fidelity Building Historic Site: 21.1 mi
- Blackwell and Gross and Company Building Historic Site: 21.1 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 20.7 mi
- South Pacific Park: 20.8 mi
- Trail of the Forty-niners Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 21.1 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 21.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 7.2 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 14.4 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 14.4 mi
- Fort Hatch: 15.1 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 21.2 mi
- Star Axis: 7.3 mi
- Welcome: 20.0 mi
- Red Dawn: 21.2 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 21.4 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 21.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 21.5 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 8.4 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Casas del Medio: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Mesita de los Ladrones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barillas Peak | NW 323° | 2,844 m | 24.5 mi |
| El Barro Peaks | NW 322° | 2,491 m | 20.1 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NNW 328° | 2,397 m | 23.6 mi |
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | WNW 294° | 2,322 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | WNW 283° | 2,270 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mesa de Aguilar | WSW 245° | 2,258 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | NNW 343° | 2,205 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mesa de la Mula | WSW 251° | 2,202 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908650 — Mesita de los Ladrones, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596841
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