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Racetrack Mesa

Racetrack Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Racetrack Mesa rises to 1,655 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mountain stands 3,081 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunflower Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.38756, -108.95507

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Vigil Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Mud Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Long Canyon Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Two-Timing Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Webster Spring: 7.1 mi
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sardine Falls: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Racetrack Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MountainESE 106°3,081 m14.4 mi
Holt MountainESE 122°2,981 m12.1 mi
Spring MountainE 92°2,952 m12.7 mi
Nabours MountainESE 113°2,802 m10.0 mi
Whiterocks MountainNNW 327°2,673 m9.5 mi
Bear MountainNW 313°2,612 m14.9 mi
Cooney PeakE 81°2,604 m12.2 mi
W S MountainNW 324°2,563 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0719:5320:29
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1716:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598061

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