Monument Point
Monument Point rises to 1,489 m in New Mexico. Luciano Mesa stands 1,702 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Manhead Mesa, a peak 5.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,489 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Manhead Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Chical Mesa: 6.4 mi
- La Cinta Mesa: 9.7 mi
- Carpenter Mesa: 10.1 mi
- Mesa Rica: 11.3 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 10.6 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 16.7 mi
- Coronado Park (undeveloped): 18.4 mi
- North Side Park: 18.8 mi
- Bell Ranch Headquarters Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- ART City: 15.3 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 18.1 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- The Minds Eye: 15.4 mi
- The Legendary Road: 19.1 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 19.2 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Mesa | SSW 197° | 1,702 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mesa Rica | WSW 251° | 1,648 m | 11.3 mi |
| Huerfano Mesa | N 355° | 1,633 m | 23.9 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | S 182° | 1,620 m | 15.6 mi |
| West Mesa | W 262° | 1,587 m | 23.6 mi |
| Variadero Mesa | WNW 283° | 1,557 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,551 m | 23.2 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,509 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899802 — Monument Point, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586307
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 19 mi
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