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Round Mesa

Round Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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
2205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72614, -104.22276

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Scouting Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Raton Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Folsom Museum: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakSSE 163°2,682 m7.3 mi
Johnson MesaNNW 335°2,636 m14.1 mi
Towndrow PeakN 351°2,625 m12.5 mi
Dale MountainN 8°2,588 m14.1 mi
Pine ButtesSSE 163°2,569 m10.3 mi
Red MountainNNE 18°2,569 m13.2 mi
Palo Blanco MountainSE 141°2,542 m12.5 mi
Madrid PeakNNE 13°2,498 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0516:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341485766706862503830
Precip in0.50.51.01.01.52.33.62.91.91.10.60.8

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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