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Rabbit Ear Mesa

Rabbit Ear Mesa, a peak in New Mexico
Rabbit Ear Mesa, a peak in New MexicoJeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0

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 Mountains Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 94 miles off. 37 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
1833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53225, -103.24466

37 named places within 25 miles

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClaytonW 271°2,016 m20.7 mi
Tripod MountainW 262°1,951 m23.7 mi
Horseshoe MountainW 268°1,916 m20.4 mi
Mount DoraW 274°1,912 m11.9 mi
Kilburn HillsW 268°1,871 m18.1 mi
The HogbackW 260°1,871 m22.2 mi
Rabbit Ear MountainW 270°1,844 m0.0 mi
Sand MesaWNW 287°1,821 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526170747266544234
Precip in0.60.30.91.42.02.23.32.91.91.20.60.6

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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