Mesita Negra
Mesita Negra rises to 1,186 m in New Mexico. Conejo Mesa stands 1,474 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Eighteenmile Hill, a peak 4.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,186 m
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 10.2 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 10.2 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 10.2 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 10.2 mi
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 13.9 mi
- Eighteenmile Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lomas Gatos: 6.1 mi
- Dipping Vat Hill: 6.6 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bronco Hill: 7.9 mi
- The Cap Rock: 18.1 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 19.7 mi
- The Mesa: 21.2 mi
- Charlotte Point: 24.0 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 14.6 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 16.1 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 18.9 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 9.8 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesita Negra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conejo Mesa | W 277° | 1,474 m | 24.6 mi |
| The Mesa | E 98° | 1,437 m | 20.4 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | E 101° | 1,428 m | 21.8 mi |
| Twin Mesa | N 9° | 1,412 m | 22.0 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NNE 16° | 1,388 m | 19.1 mi |
| White Mesa | E 79° | 1,348 m | 12.7 mi |
| Taiban Peak | NE 38° | 1,345 m | 17.9 mi |
| Watts Hill | ESE 122° | 1,309 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner 5 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583856
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