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North Oak Canyon Mesa

North Oak Canyon Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

North Oak Canyon Mesa rises to 1,886 m in New Mexico. Cerro Ortiz stands 2,674 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Oak Canyon Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1886 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11726, -107.34477

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 12
  • Phillips 66 Gas Station: 10.8 mi
  • Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 11.8 mi
  • Rio Puerco Bridge: 23.5 mi
  • Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 23.8 mi
  • (Little) Snoopy Rock: 23.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Cold Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Canovitas Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Upper American Canyon Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lower American Canyon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Corner Spring: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of North Oak Canyon Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro OrtizNW 322°2,674 m11.9 mi
Cerro FrioNW 325°2,576 m12.3 mi
Cerro MarquezN 357°2,574 m14.2 mi
Mesita de la MaderaNNE 25°2,351 m12.6 mi
La SierritaNNE 20°2,325 m10.7 mi
PuertecitaNNE 17°2,308 m10.2 mi
Cerro VacioNNE 22°2,281 m14.1 mi
Cerro NegroN 360°2,190 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:21
June solstice05:5619:5020:28
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1516:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844516070747165534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.60.51.91.91.20.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577787

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