Middle Mesa
Middle Mesa rises to 1,843 m in New Mexico. Barillas Peak stands 2,844 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Apache, a peak 4.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,843 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 25.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
117 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Apache: 4.1 mi
- La Mesita: 5.0 mi
- Mesita de los Ladrones: 5.4 mi
- West Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Sombodoro Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Baca-Korte House Historic Site: 15.4 mi
- LCC: 15.4 mi
- Blackwell and Gross and Company Building Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Fidelity Building Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Don Benigno Romero House Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 15.7 mi
- South Pacific Park: 15.8 mi
- Lincoln Park: 16.0 mi
- Las Vegas Plaza: 16.1 mi
- Alumni Park: 16.2 mi
- Star Axis: 8.8 mi
- Welcome: 14.9 mi
- Red Dawn: 16.1 mi
- Storrie Zia: 20.2 mi
- UWC: 20.9 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 10.8 mi
- Fort Hatch: 13.9 mi
- SETTLEMENTS OF THE SAN MIGUEL DEL VADO LAND GRANT: 14.8 mi
- SAN MIGUEL DE VADO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: 14.8 mi
- The Historic Serf Theatre Hall: 16.1 mi
- Rough Riders Museum: 16.3 mi
- City of Las Vegas Museum: 16.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Memorial and City Museum: 16.4 mi
- McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Villanueva State Park: 11.8 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middle Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barillas Peak | NW 312° | 2,844 m | 21.6 mi |
| El Barro Peaks | NW 308° | 2,491 m | 17.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NW 317° | 2,397 m | 20.4 mi |
| Punta de la Mesa de San Juan Jose | W 277° | 2,322 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | W 268° | 2,270 m | 20.4 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | NNW 330° | 2,205 m | 12.6 mi |
| Starvation Peak | W 277° | 2,143 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mesa Portrero | SW 236° | 2,135 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Villanueva, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908705 — Middle Mesa, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596910
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