Mesita del Gato
Mesita del Gato rises to 1,440 m in New Mexico. Cerro de Corazon stands 1,883 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita del Medio, a peak 2.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,440 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
37 named places within 25 miles
- Mesita del Medio: 2.7 mi
- Mesa del Medio: 6.2 mi
- Mesa del Gato: 6.4 mi
- Cuervo Hill: 6.5 mi
- Boot Hill: 7.2 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 19.4 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Park Lake: 21.2 mi
- Joe Gutierrez Park: 21.9 mi
- Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site: 21.4 mi
- Jesus M Casaus House Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Guadalupe Courthouse Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Route 66 Auto Museum: 20.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.4 mi
- Trementina: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesita del Gato. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro de Corazon | NNW 335° | 1,883 m | 23.8 mi |
| Luciano Mesa | SE 129° | 1,702 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mesa Pino | NW 307° | 1,692 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mesa Rica | NE 55° | 1,648 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mesa Cherisco | W 277° | 1,642 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cuervo Hill | W 263° | 1,628 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cuervo Mesa | S 183° | 1,623 m | 7.6 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | ESE 105° | 1,620 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newkirk, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899787 — Mesita del Gato, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586277
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