Mesita Gato
Mesita Gato rises to 2,185 m in New Mexico. Cerros De Alejandro stands 2,732 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma de los Toros, a peak 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,185 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Loma de los Toros: 1.8 mi
- Puertecito: 2.5 mi
- Mesa Redondita: 4.0 mi
- Mesa de los Toros: 4.4 mi
- Mesa de las Vacas: 4.5 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 8.8 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 15.7 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 17.9 mi
- Owl Spring: 20.2 mi
- Corner Spring: 20.2 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 4.2 mi
- Jim Point: 6.6 mi
- Punta Burro: 7.1 mi
- Gumbo Point: 10.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 19.3 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.9 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Mesita Gato. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerros De Alejandro | ESE 119° | 2,732 m | 19.0 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | S 176° | 2,612 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | E 98° | 2,610 m | 19.2 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | S 179° | 2,513 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | S 187° | 2,506 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cerro Chavez | E 100° | 2,504 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | WSW 248° | 2,498 m | 8.7 mi |
| Big Point | W 276° | 2,495 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891902 — Mesita Gato, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577074
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