Rabbit Ear Mesa
Rabbit Ear Mesa rises to 1,833 m in New Mexico. Mount Clayton stands 2,016 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Ear Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,833 m
How to reach it
- 94.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
21 named places within 25 miles
- Rabbit Ear Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Bible Top Butte: 3.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 9.0 mi
- Mount Dora: 11.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.9 mi
- Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 4.7 mi
- Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 18.7 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 23.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rabbit Ear Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clayton | W 271° | 2,016 m | 20.7 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | W 262° | 1,951 m | 23.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | W 268° | 1,916 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Dora | W 274° | 1,912 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kilburn Hills | W 268° | 1,871 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Hogback | W 260° | 1,871 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rabbit Ear Mountain | W 270° | 1,844 m | 0.0 mi |
| Sand Mesa | WNW 287° | 1,821 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909949 — Rabbit Ear Mesa, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598053
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