Petaca Mesa
Petaca Mesa rises to 2,464 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Petaca Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2464 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 21 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 24 mi
143 named places within 25 miles
- Petaca Peak: 0.5 mi
- Red Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Big Rock: 4.7 mi
- Mesa de la Jarita: 5.2 mi
- Cerrito Dormilon: 7.0 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 13.2 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 13.9 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Ojito Azul: 16.9 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 17.3 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- El Rito Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 16.5 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
- Earthship Community: 13.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 15.1 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 14.7 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 15.4 mi
- Petroglyphs: 20.5 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 9.6 mi
- Davy Museum: 13.1 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 21.3 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 22.8 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 22.9 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 15.9 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.8 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 22.9 mi
- Native Art: 24.0 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 24.5 mi
- Comanche Rim: 6.8 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 21.4 mi
- La Mesita: 22.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 24.5 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.5 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 14.6 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 20.5 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
- Hopewell: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petaca Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon Mountain | W 280° | 3,326 m | 20.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | N 357° | 3,326 m | 23.8 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NW 319° | 3,232 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | WNW 294° | 3,230 m | 21.9 mi |
| Broke Off Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,156 m | 22.4 mi |
| Burned Mountain | NW 313° | 3,101 m | 16.5 mi |
| Red Hill | W 281° | 3,097 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | NW 318° | 3,090 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597650
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