Mesita del Potrillo
Mesita del Potrillo rises to 2,168 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 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,168 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 21.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 19 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pajarito Mesa: 0.9 mi
- Mesita del Buey: 1.2 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Threemile Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Burnt Mesa: 2.4 mi
- LANB sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Roadrunner: 3.0 mi
- Tranquility: 3.0 mi
- Corky: 3.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 3.0 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 3.0 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 3.0 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 3.1 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Los Alamos Historic Marker: 3.4 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 3.2 mi
- Main Gate Park: 3.3 mi
- Kiva: 3.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 4.4 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 4.4 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 3.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 10.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.6 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 15.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 2.9 mi
- Alcove: 3.0 mi
- The Narrows: 3.0 mi
- Alcove House: 3.4 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Doe Springs: 4.6 mi
- American Spring: 5.2 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.5 mi
- Ancho Spring: 5.6 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Biowall: 22.9 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Camp May: 7.3 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 6.0 mi
- Bear Jump: 14.2 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 15.4 mi
- Gates of Hell: 19.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 23.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 5.6 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.9 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 23.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 17.2 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.0 mi
- Buckman: 7.1 mi
- Bonanza City: 23.1 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
- Rendija Arch: 5.7 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Mesita del Potrillo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 336° | 3,517 m | 12.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,200 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,176 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 320° | 3,169 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 302° | 3,148 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cerro Grande | WNW 287° | 3,098 m | 7.2 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NW 320° | 3,098 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | W 268° | 3,018 m | 10.2 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/357596849
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 4 mi
- Pojoaque · 15 mi
- Española · 17 mi
- Santa Fe · 22 mi
- Chimayó · 23 mi
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