Red Mesa
Red Mesa rises to 1,941 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Top, a peak 2.6 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 10 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,941 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 14.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 15.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
95 named places within 25 miles
- Brown Top: 2.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 5.2 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 5.3 mi
- U-Butte: 5.4 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 5.8 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 7.0 mi
- Red Mill: 10.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.1 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 18.2 mi
- Bell: 20.9 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 22.9 mi
- Crane Mural: 23.2 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 23.3 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 23.3 mi
- Cibola Spring: 6.6 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 15.2 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 15.8 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 16.1 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 17.4 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 17.5 mi
- Sedillo Park: 23.0 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 23.4 mi
- West Place Park: 23.6 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 23.9 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 20.5 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 22.9 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 23.6 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 23.5 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 23.6 mi
- López Rose Garden: 23.6 mi
- Hammel Museum: 23.0 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 23.4 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 21.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | NNE 18° | 3,060 m | 23.4 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | N 2° | 2,294 m | 7.7 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,209 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rayo Hills | E 86° | 2,205 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | NNE 18° | 2,191 m | 6.5 mi |
| La Cebolla | SSW 204° | 2,167 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | NNE 25° | 2,112 m | 5.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 125° | 2,019 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernardo, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583867
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- Belen · 30 mi
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