Milkhouse Mesa
Milkhouse Mesa rises to 2,108 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is 6 B Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,108 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 9 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 28 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 2.4 mi
- Apache Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cave Creek Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Granite Peak: 4.8 mi
- 6 B Spring: 0.5 mi
- Thank God Spring: 2.0 mi
- Magnum Spring: 2.7 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 2.8 mi
- East Curtis Spring: 4.2 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 18.9 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 19.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake: 20.2 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 6.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 7.1 mi
- Turkey Park: 19.5 mi
- Brannon Park: 22.4 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 24.1 mi
- Black Range Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 20.2 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 22.7 mi
- Hermosa: 10.6 mi
- Lake Valley: 21.2 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 14.5 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Milkhouse Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,092 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | SW 235° | 3,053 m | 7.1 mi |
| Reeds Peak | NW 312° | 3,048 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | SSW 212° | 2,936 m | 11.0 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,922 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | SW 225° | 2,890 m | 7.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 263° | 2,830 m | 4.8 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NW 309° | 2,723 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908739 — Milkhouse Mesa, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596953
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