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Rock Pile Mesa

Rock Pile Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Pile Mesa rises to 1,603 m in New Mexico. Pastora Peak stands 2,861 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.5 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83305, -108.97176

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Springs: 6
  • Forst Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Stinking Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Wing Spring: 23.6 mi
Parks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Pile Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pastora PeakWSW 255°2,861 m11.1 mi
Zilbetod PeakW 261°2,820 m10.7 mi
View PointSSW 207°2,772 m23.4 mi
Beautiful MountainS 182°2,696 m23.8 mi
West MesaSW 226°2,346 m23.1 mi
East MesaSW 226°2,324 m22.6 mi
Chezhindeza MesaW 277°2,296 m15.8 mi
Cove MesaSW 230°2,161 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice05:5820:0020:39
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2616:2317:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F344049566576817870584535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586701

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