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Pounds Mesa

Pounds Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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. 71 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
2406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58363, -106.81337

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 3
  • Turkey Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Dulce Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Amador Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peñasco AmarilloENE 69°3,233 m23.6 mi
Red HillE 92°3,097 m24.3 mi
Capulin PeakS 174°2,804 m23.6 mi
Mesa GuruleS 171°2,758 m24.3 mi
Gallina PeakSSE 158°2,732 m6.8 mi
Gallina MountainSSE 165°2,686 m9.3 mi
Mesa los IndiosSSE 166°2,684 m20.8 mi
Laguna PeakSSE 168°2,681 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242936425160676557463425
Precip in0.90.90.81.11.00.71.82.21.71.30.80.9

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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