Pounds Mesa
Pounds Mesa rises to 2,406 m in New Mexico. Peñasco Amarillo stands 3,233 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Mesa, a peak 2.7 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,406 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
64 named places within 25 miles
- Apache Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Gallina Peak: 6.8 mi
- Gallina Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Navajo Peak: 10.2 mi
- Dead Man Peak: 11.0 mi
- Blanton Log House Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- Casados House Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- George Becker House Bunk House and Barn Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- T D Buras Store Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 9.1 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 16.4 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 17.1 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 24.3 mi
- Turkey Spring: 20.7 mi
- Dulce Spring: 21.9 mi
- Amador Spring: 23.9 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 4.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 10.5 mi
- TA Marker: 16.6 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- Brazos Falls: 24.0 mi
- Bull: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pounds Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peñasco Amarillo | ENE 69° | 3,233 m | 23.6 mi |
| Red Hill | E 92° | 3,097 m | 24.3 mi |
| Capulin Peak | S 174° | 2,804 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mesa Gurule | S 171° | 2,758 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gallina Peak | SSE 158° | 2,732 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gallina Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,686 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mesa los Indios | SSE 166° | 2,684 m | 20.8 mi |
| Laguna Peak | SSE 168° | 2,681 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2038786 — Pounds Mesa, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357622610
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