Mess Box Mesa
Mess Box Mesa rises to 2,360 m in New Mexico. Eagle Peak stands 2,970 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,360 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Spring: 0.9 mi
- Devil Spring: 2.3 mi
- Frisco Hot Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hudson Spring: 3.2 mi
- Big Spring: 4.0 mi
- Monument Mountain: 1.5 mi
- South Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bill Lewis Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Higgins Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Dillon Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Dangerous Park: 15.3 mi
- Yequas Park: 18.8 mi
- N Bar Park: 24.6 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 5.8 mi
- Tige Rim: 21.3 mi
- Clairmont: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Mess Box Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ESE 123° | 2,970 m | 14.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | ESE 121° | 2,948 m | 14.8 mi |
| Turner Peak | WNW 295° | 2,874 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | NW 322° | 2,820 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNE 27° | 2,818 m | 18.8 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,780 m | 20.2 mi |
| Jones Peak | NNW 327° | 2,755 m | 16.5 mi |
| Black Peak | N 353° | 2,745 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596868
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