Middle Mesa
Middle Mesa rises to 2,455 m in New Mexico. Madre Mountain stands 2,870 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiley Mesa, a peak 1.9 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,455 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Wiley Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Techado Mesa: 2.5 mi
- D Cross Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bell Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bailey Butte: 5.4 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 19.4 mi
- Lightning Field: 21.5 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 24.3 mi
- Blue Mesa: 9.4 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 13.3 mi
- White Mesa: 13.9 mi
- Maverick Spring: 17.3 mi
- Chavez Springs: 22.0 mi
- Dove Spring: 24.5 mi
- Cherry Town: 18.2 mi
- The Lightning Field: 21.7 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 24.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madre Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,870 m | 19.4 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SSW 210° | 2,851 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rincon | S 189° | 2,709 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | NNW 331° | 2,673 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SW 227° | 2,634 m | 23.8 mi |
| Blue Mesa | S 179° | 2,605 m | 9.8 mi |
| Capital Dome | SW 229° | 2,605 m | 24.9 mi |
| Indian Mesa | SE 145° | 2,600 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891959 — Middle Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577119
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