Red Tongue Mesa
Red Tongue Mesa rises to 1,551 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Cortada, a peak 0.6 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,551 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 46.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
27 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Cortada: 0.6 mi
- Flatiron: 2.4 mi
- Apache Point: 2.8 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Kicking Foot Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Red Rim: 10.6 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 17.9 mi
- Mills: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Tongue Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | WNW 301° | 1,935 m | 24.0 mi |
| Spear Hills | N 355° | 1,897 m | 24.8 mi |
| Deer Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,789 m | 3.5 mi |
| Apache Point | WNW 292° | 1,776 m | 2.8 mi |
| Turkey Head | WSW 257° | 1,729 m | 5.1 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 234° | 1,724 m | 22.4 mi |
| El Sierro | W 276° | 1,706 m | 18.4 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | WNW 304° | 1,685 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578878
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