Read Mesa
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
- 6.2 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Carrizo Cone: 1.7 mi
- Tucson Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lake Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Goat Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Galt Peak: 6.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 6.2 mi
- Fort Stanton: 10.5 mi
- Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest: 15.3 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 15.3 mi
- Spencer Park: 16.2 mi
- 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
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 15.2 mi
- Fox Cave: 18.4 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 22.6 mi
- UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 23.0 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 24.7 mi
- White Oaks: 11.4 mi
- Robsart: 15.5 mi
- Ancho: 22.6 mi
- Donkey Statue: 16.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SW 215° | 3,620 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 217° | 3,518 m | 21.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 214° | 3,276 m | 19.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SW 225° | 3,111 m | 19.9 mi |
| Summit Peak | E 98° | 3,103 m | 13.4 mi |
| Capitan Peak | E 99° | 3,063 m | 19.1 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 232° | 2,966 m | 15.4 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSW 210° | 2,942 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598138
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