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Mount Mesa

Mount Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mesa rises to 966 m in California. Sandrocks stands 1,326 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary, a nature reserve 5.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
966 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77415, -117.78590

118 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
Peaks: 31
Attractions: 12
  • B-52: 16.1 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II: 20.6 mi
  • D-21: 20.7 mi
  • SR-71: 20.7 mi
  • U-2: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • X1 Loading Pit: 10.1 mi
  • Llano del Rio: 18.6 mi
  • Aerospace Walk of Honor: 20.7 mi
  • Aerospace Walk of Honor: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Lovejoy Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Moody Springs: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SandrocksS 191°1,326 m24.2 mi
Silver PeakE 100°1,220 m14.0 mi
Cima MesaSSW 204°1,215 m23.6 mi
Black ButteSSE 167°1,093 m15.4 mi
Saddleback ButteS 186°1,077 m6.8 mi
Red ButtesENE 77°1,037 m14.3 mi
Black MountainSSE 147°1,033 m15.0 mi
Haystack ButteENE 57°1,030 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3919:3120:08
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5616:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454753586575818073625243
Precip in0.91.10.60.30.20.10.20.20.30.40.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Mirage, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 245810 — Mount Mesa, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358789083

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