Round Mesa
Round Mesa rises to 2,205 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nipple Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,205 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 29.1 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Nipple Peak: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Canyon Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Troyburg Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Blosser Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 13.6 mi
- La Mesa Park: 15.9 mi
- Optimist Park South: 16.0 mi
- Romero Park: 16.6 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 16.6 mi
- Grave: 11.6 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 15.6 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 17.3 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 23.6 mi
- Scouting Museum: 16.9 mi
- Raton Museum: 17.1 mi
- Folsom Museum: 18.8 mi
- south finial: 17.1 mi
- north finial: 17.1 mi
- Raton: 17.4 mi
- Prestons Point: 13.5 mi
- Devils Point: 14.7 mi
- Star: 17.4 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 18.7 mi
- Yankee: 16.3 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Round Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SSE 163° | 2,682 m | 7.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | NNW 335° | 2,636 m | 14.1 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | N 351° | 2,625 m | 12.5 mi |
| Dale Mountain | N 8° | 2,588 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pine Buttes | SSE 163° | 2,569 m | 10.3 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SE 141° | 2,542 m | 12.5 mi |
| Madrid Peak | NNE 13° | 2,498 m | 15.0 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,486 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894179 — Round Mesa, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357579313
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