Red Mesa
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. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 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
- 2,603 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 19 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 22 mi
100 named places within 25 miles
- Petaca Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Petaca Peak: 3.4 mi
- Big Rock: 3.5 mi
- Kiowa Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Mesa de la Jarita: 6.7 mi
- 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
- Earthship Community: 13.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 16.0 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 16.8 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 18.4 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 15.9 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 18.2 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 18.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 19.1 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 6.4 mi
- Davy Museum: 10.4 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 24.0 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 24.5 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 24.7 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 18.9 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 22.1 mi
- State Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Veterans Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.3 mi
- Comanche Rim: 9.7 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 24.7 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 15.9 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 23.5 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
- Hopewell: 17.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon Mountain | W 271° | 3,326 m | 19.5 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | N 357° | 3,326 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NW 313° | 3,232 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | WNW 285° | 3,230 m | 20.5 mi |
| Olguin Mesa | NW 322° | 3,183 m | 23.7 mi |
| Banco Julian | NNW 331° | 3,174 m | 24.9 mi |
| Broke Off Mountain | NNW 329° | 3,156 m | 19.3 mi |
| Burned Mountain | NW 304° | 3,101 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357601456
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