Skip to content

Read Mesa

Read Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Read Mesa rises to 2,347 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is East Carrizo Cone, a peak 1.7 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.63452, -105.59304

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 6.2 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 11.5 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Read Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSW 215°3,620 m21.9 mi
Lookout MountainSW 217°3,518 m21.0 mi
Buck MountainSW 214°3,276 m19.3 mi
White Horse HillSW 225°3,111 m19.9 mi
Summit PeakE 98°3,103 m13.4 mi
Capitan PeakE 99°3,063 m19.1 mi
Nogal PeakSW 232°2,966 m15.4 mi
Monjeau PeakSSW 210°2,942 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598138

More peaks in New Mexico

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Read Mesa.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens