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Red Mesa

Red Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mesa rises to 2,311 m in New Mexico. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 8.3 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.31975, -108.60952

104 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
  • Indian Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Grasshopper Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Stinking Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Little Bear Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Nutria Spring: 4.1 mi
Parks: 16
Attractions: 7
  • Hoodoos: 15.8 mi
  • Church Rock: 15.8 mi
  • Santa Fe Caboose: 16.2 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 19.9 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Wind Biker: 16.1 mi
  • USMC Sculpture: 16.2 mi
  • Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 14.9 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
Lookout MountainESE 110°2,777 m19.9 mi
Mount PowellENE 64°2,653 m23.2 mi
The RinconE 99°2,489 m14.2 mi
Barometer MountainENE 65°2,451 m12.3 mi
Mesa ButteNNE 26°2,447 m18.1 mi
Midget MesaNNE 24°2,429 m17.8 mi
Castle RockENE 69°2,377 m22.6 mi
Pig Face RockENE 70°2,344 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0119:5620:33
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2016:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435262676559483728
Precip in1.81.51.51.11.00.52.83.11.61.41.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598172

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