Pajarito Mesa
Pajarito Mesa rises to 2,187 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita del Potrillo, a peak 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,187 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 9.0 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 19 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesita del Potrillo: 0.9 mi
- Mesita del Buey: 1.2 mi
- Threemile Mesa: 1.2 mi
- South Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Frijoles Mesa: 1.9 mi
- LANB sculpture: 2.0 mi
- Roadrunner: 2.1 mi
- Tranquility: 2.1 mi
- Corky: 2.1 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 2.1 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 2.1 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 2.1 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 2.2 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 2.8 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 2.4 mi
- Main Gate Park: 2.8 mi
- Kiva: 2.8 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 3.7 mi
- Rocket Park: 4.9 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 2.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 10.3 mi
- Bond House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 15.9 mi
- Alcove: 3.6 mi
- The Narrows: 3.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 3.8 mi
- Alcove House: 4.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- American Spring: 5.1 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 5.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pajarito Springs: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Biowall: 23.7 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Camp May: 6.7 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 6.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 14.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 14.6 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 23.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 6.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.7 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 24.2 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 17.0 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 23.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.6 mi
- Buckman: 7.4 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 4.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Pajarito Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NW 317° | 3,558 m | 12.9 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,517 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NW 321° | 3,323 m | 12.8 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNW 331° | 3,200 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,176 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 318° | 3,169 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 299° | 3,148 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Grande | W 281° | 3,098 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597537
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 5 mi
- Pojoaque · 15 mi
- Española · 17 mi
- Chimayó · 23 mi
- Santa Fe · 23 mi
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