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Mesita Tierra Blanca

Mesita Tierra Blanca, seen from above at true elevation

Mesita Tierra Blanca rises to 1,833 m in New Mexico. El Barro Peaks stands 2,491 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesa Parda, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.7 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20005, -105.23473

70 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Barro PeaksNNW 333°2,491 m24.5 mi
Punta de la Mesa de San Juan JoseNW 310°2,322 m20.8 mi
Hurtado MesaWNW 300°2,270 m20.6 mi
Mesa de AguilarWSW 258°2,258 m21.3 mi
Tecolote PeakN 351°2,205 m22.4 mi
Mesa de la MulaW 266°2,202 m21.3 mi
Mesa las TapiaWSW 245°2,159 m24.7 mi
Starvation PeakNNW 337°2,143 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4019:13
June solstice05:4819:4220:19
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0616:1416:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384047536271757266564537
Precip in0.50.50.81.01.51.63.22.82.11.30.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596862

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