Rainy Mesa
Rainy Mesa rises to 2,294 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cicnega Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,294 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cicnega Spring: 2.2 mi
- Old Cabin Spring: 2.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Peak Spring: 8.3 mi
- Deadman Spring: 8.6 mi
- Sign Camp Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Corner Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Apache Peak: 7.1 mi
- Yequas Park: 2.6 mi
- N Bar Park: 6.4 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 9.2 mi
- Redstone Park: 16.1 mi
- Dangerous Park: 19.5 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 12.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 20.8 mi
- Windy Point: 17.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 23.6 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 15.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Rainy Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | S 182° | 3,310 m | 16.7 mi |
| Willow Mountain | S 190° | 3,283 m | 15.0 mi |
| Center Baldy | S 181° | 3,210 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,081 m | 17.0 mi |
| Indian Peak | S 189° | 3,061 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,031 m | 8.2 mi |
| Corner Mountain | S 188° | 3,030 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkeyfeather Mountain | S 169° | 2,973 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909967 — Rainy Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598069
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