Mesita del Buey
Mesita del Buey rises to 2,149 m in New Mexico. Chicoma Mountain stands 3,517 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pajarito Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2149 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 8.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 8 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 20 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pajarito Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Mesita del Potrillo: 1.2 mi
- Mesita de Los Alamos: 1.5 mi
- Threemile Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Main Gate Park: 2.1 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 2.7 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 3.5 mi
- Kiva: 3.6 mi
- Rocket Park: 3.8 mi
- LAM: 2.2 mi
- LANB sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Roadrunner: 2.7 mi
- Post Office Bald Eagle: 2.7 mi
- Tranquility: 2.7 mi
- Los Alamos Historic Marker: 2.2 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 2.7 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 2.7 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 2.8 mi
- Camp Hamilton: 2.9 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 2.8 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 2.8 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 9.2 mi
- Bond House Museum: 14.4 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 14.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 3.7 mi
- Alcove: 4.1 mi
- The Narrows: 4.2 mi
- Alcove House: 4.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- Doe Springs: 4.9 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 5.3 mi
- Ancho Spring: 5.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 6.0 mi
- American Spring: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Biowall: 22.9 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Camp May: 7.7 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 14.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 5.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 15.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.4 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 23.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.2 mi
- Jemez Falls: 18.9 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 23.0 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 16.0 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.7 mi
- Buckman: 6.3 mi
- Bonanza City: 23.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 20.0 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
- Rendija Arch: 5.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mesita del Buey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,517 m | 12.6 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NW 324° | 3,200 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,176 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 313° | 3,169 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 296° | 3,148 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cerro Grande | W 280° | 3,098 m | 7.9 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NW 314° | 3,098 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | W 264° | 3,018 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596846
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 6 mi
- Pojoaque · 14 mi
- Española · 16 mi
- Chimayó · 22 mi
- Santa Fe · 22 mi
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