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Red Mesa

Red Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mesa rises to 2,603 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Petaca Mesa, a peak 3.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56391, -106.00030

Overlooks nearby

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Springs: 22
  • Butterfly Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Yolanda Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Moeller Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Ojito Azul: 15.7 mi
  • Manby Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
Parks: 12
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 15.9 mi
  • Quartzite River Access: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Mars Polar Lander: 18.3 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canjilon MountainW 271°3,326 m19.5 mi
San Antonio MountainN 357°3,326 m20.5 mi
Jawbone MountainNW 313°3,232 m18.1 mi
Cerro SaragateWNW 285°3,230 m20.5 mi
Olguin MesaNW 322°3,183 m23.7 mi
Banco JulianNNW 331°3,174 m24.9 mi
Broke Off MountainNNW 329°3,156 m19.3 mi
Burned MountainNW 304°3,101 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:4719:4820:26
September equinox06:5318:2819:02
December solstice07:1316:1216:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357601456

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