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Mess Box Mesa

Mess Box Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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
2360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.79283, -108.79007

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Mess Box Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakESE 123°2,970 m14.7 mi
Buzzard PeakESE 121°2,948 m14.8 mi
Turner PeakWNW 295°2,874 m16.0 mi
Jim Smith PeakNW 322°2,820 m17.5 mi
Gallo PeakNNE 27°2,818 m18.8 mi
Turner PeakWNW 295°2,795 m16.3 mi
Jones PeakNNW 327°2,755 m16.5 mi
Black PeakN 353°2,745 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0619:5320:30
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1716:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596868

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