Palma Mesa
Palma Mesa rises to 1,255 m in New Mexico. Punta Culebra de Cascade stands 1,371 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sardine Mountain, a peak 8.5 miles away. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,255 m
How to reach it
17 named places within 25 miles
- Sardine Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Little Haystack: 13.4 mi
- Mesa Diablo: 13.5 mi
- Haystack Butte: 13.7 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 10.6 mi
- Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.9 mi
- Mescalero Sands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.4 mi
- Atlas Missile Sit 579-5: 12.9 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-4: 14.3 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 14.7 mi
- Waldrop Park Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Mescalero Ridge: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palma Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Culebra de Cascade | ESE 105° | 1,371 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mescalero Point | SE 142° | 1,370 m | 22.3 mi |
| Button Mesa | E 87° | 1,362 m | 19.7 mi |
| Haystack Butte | NNW 329° | 1,267 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Haystack | NW 326° | 1,255 m | 13.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NW 307° | 1,242 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sardine Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,212 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | SW 221° | 1,208 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578135
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