Ortega Mesa
Ortega Mesa rises to 2,668 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,668 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 17.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 55.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Peak: 0.0 mi
- Rivera Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Cooks Peak: 4.1 mi
- Cerrito Pelon: 4.8 mi
- Halls Peak: 5.3 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 6.9 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 9.9 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 11.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 15.7 mi
- Palisades Sill: 18.1 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 14.5 mi
- Olympic Park: 15.8 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 15.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.0 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 6.5 mi
- Rayado: 7.0 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 11.0 mi
- Covered Wagon: 11.7 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 11.9 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 6.9 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 11.8 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 22.1 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 24.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 20.3 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 11.5 mi
- Tipi: 15.3 mi
- Eagle: 22.3 mi
- Betty's Bra: 9.2 mi
- Palisades: 18.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 21.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Ortega Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | NNW 328° | 3,553 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 329° | 3,550 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tolby Peak | NNW 327° | 3,513 m | 15.8 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 332° | 3,445 m | 14.3 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | WNW 293° | 3,364 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 332° | 3,359 m | 13.0 mi |
| Garcia Peak | NW 318° | 3,323 m | 13.7 mi |
| Osha Mountain | W 272° | 3,305 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586350
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