Middle Mesa
Middle Mesa rises to 1,514 m in New Mexico. Dalerose Mesa stands 1,862 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Canyon Mesa, a peak 2.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 18 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1514 m
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 123.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
33 named places within 25 miles
- Big Canyon Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Lone Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Lone Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Red Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 2.4 mi
- Black Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 16.8 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 17.7 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Kenton Museum: 7.1 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 13.1 mi
- Autograph Cliff: 24.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalerose Mesa | WNW 300° | 1,862 m | 25.0 mi |
| Tecolate Mesa | NW 314° | 1,830 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cerro Negro | WNW 294° | 1,826 m | 21.1 mi |
| Middle Mesa | WNW 296° | 1,797 m | 21.5 mi |
| Huerfanita | NW 307° | 1,771 m | 22.2 mi |
| Black Mesa | WNW 296° | 1,739 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jesus Mesa | W 275° | 1,699 m | 18.1 mi |
| Baldy Hill | W 269° | 1,678 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891960 — Middle Mesa, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577121
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