Rivera Mesa
Rivera Mesa rises to 2,447 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Pelon, a peak 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,447 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 52.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Pelon: 1.7 mi
- Cooks Peak: 2.5 mi
- Ortega Mesa: 3.3 mi
- White Peak: 3.3 mi
- Halls Peak: 3.9 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 13.9 mi
- Olympic Park: 18.1 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 18.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 8.7 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 12.7 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 14.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 18.7 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 8.5 mi
- Rayado: 8.8 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 13.8 mi
- Covered Wagon: 14.3 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 14.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 21.7 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 23.4 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 8.7 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 14.5 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 17.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 23.9 mi
- Betty's Bra: 12.4 mi
- Palisades: 21.5 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 14.2 mi
- Tipi: 17.9 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 14.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Rivera Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | NNW 330° | 3,553 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 331° | 3,550 m | 17.6 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 333° | 3,445 m | 17.5 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | WNW 303° | 3,364 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 334° | 3,359 m | 16.3 mi |
| Garcia Peak | NW 322° | 3,323 m | 16.7 mi |
| Osha Mountain | W 281° | 3,305 m | 18.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,295 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893984 — Rivera Mesa, Mora County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357579088
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