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Reading Mesa

Reading Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Reading Mesa rises to 1,908 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Reading Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1908 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.97424, -108.36338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 59
  • Sawmill Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Holman Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Bull Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Salt Mesa Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Dorsey Hole Spring: 2.5 mi
Parks: 16
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 15.0 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • North Pit: 15.1 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 15.1 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 15.2 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 15.3 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • W: 12.1 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 14.3 mi
  • C: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Grudging Cabin: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Reading Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakESE 111°2,745 m12.5 mi
Signal PeakESE 108°2,737 m11.2 mi
Granite PeakN 357°2,656 m15.1 mi
Shelley PeakNW 322°2,649 m18.5 mi
White PinnacleNNW 344°2,636 m15.4 mi
Twin SistersESE 118°2,524 m11.9 mi
Scott PeakESE 103°2,521 m9.0 mi
Twin SistersESE 120°2,495 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1316:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900249 — Reading Mesa, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586835

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