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Mesita del Medio

Mesita del Medio, seen from above at true elevation

Mesita del Medio rises to 1,439 m in New Mexico. Punta del Chorro stands 2,058 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita del Gato, a peak 2.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.17811, -104.40054

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Route 66 Auto Museum: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesita del Medio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punta del ChorroNW 321°2,058 m24.6 mi
Mesa HuerfanaNNW 332°1,990 m23.9 mi
Cerro de CorazonNNW 334°1,883 m21.1 mi
Luciano MesaSE 134°1,702 m19.7 mi
Mesa PinoWNW 298°1,692 m11.2 mi
Mesa RicaENE 69°1,648 m10.7 mi
Mesa CheriscoW 264°1,642 m11.2 mi
Cuervo HillWSW 239°1,628 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4419:3820:16
September equinox06:4618:2318:56
December solstice07:0316:1116:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250576676797770594739
Precip in0.50.30.81.11.31.32.12.52.01.40.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newkirk, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577062

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