Paraje Mesa
Paraje Mesa rises to 1,964 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is East Paraje Mesa, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,964 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 30 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Paraje Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Flower Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sugar Rock: 4.1 mi
- Casa Blanca Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Seama Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 15.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 15.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 2.5 mi
- Truman Park: 20.4 mi
- Smokey Circle: 20.9 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 21.2 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 21.8 mi
- Seama Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Frog Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Sharp Point: 10.1 mi
- Crow Point: 10.3 mi
- Puerto Grande: 19.7 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 2.2 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 19.2 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 20.1 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 21.7 mi
- Acoma Museum: 12.2 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 21.6 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 21.6 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.3 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 20.7 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 22.2 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 22.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Jesus: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Paraje Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | NNW 332° | 3,449 m | 14.1 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | NW 325° | 2,807 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | N 3° | 2,674 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cerro Frio | N 4° | 2,576 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NE 39° | 2,190 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NE 51° | 2,174 m | 5.0 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SSW 195° | 2,141 m | 13.3 mi |
| Petoch Butte | S 182° | 2,102 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893072 — Paraje Mesa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357578163
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