Negro Mesa
Negro Mesa rises to 2,096 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Branson Jail, a museum 2.9 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 30 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,096 m
How to reach it
- 30.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Devoys Peak: 4.1 mi
- Alps Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Saddle Rock: 5.1 mi
- Davis Mesa: 6.0 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 2.9 mi
- Folsom Museum: 10.6 mi
- Fisher Park: 9.8 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 14.4 mi
- Prestons Point: 14.9 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 15.4 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Negro Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | S 185° | 2,655 m | 19.5 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,588 m | 19.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,569 m | 17.6 mi |
| Madrid Peak | W 259° | 2,498 m | 17.8 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,486 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jose Butte | SW 223° | 2,471 m | 16.6 mi |
| Robinson Peak | SW 218° | 2,452 m | 14.5 mi |
| Dry Mesa | SW 234° | 2,429 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357590651
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