Saddleback Mesa
Saddleback Mesa rises to 1,569 m in New Mexico. Luciano Mesa stands 1,702 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,569 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Caprock View · 29 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 29 mi
42 named places within 25 miles
- Pyramid Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Sand Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Mesa Quemado: 7.0 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 9.7 mi
- Ragland Hill: 9.7 mi
- Tucumcari Metropolitan Park: 15.1 mi
- Dunn Park: 17.2 mi
- Coronado Park (undeveloped): 17.4 mi
- Tucumcari Outdoor Classroom: 17.6 mi
- Jogging Track: 17.7 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post: 17.6 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari): 18.5 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- The Legendary Road: 18.3 mi
- The Minds Eye: 21.7 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 18.4 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- The Caprock: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saddleback Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Mesa | WNW 282° | 1,702 m | 16.9 mi |
| Palomas Mesa | NW 311° | 1,620 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mesa Redonda | ENE 76° | 1,580 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,509 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lone Mesa | SSW 210° | 1,502 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NW 324° | 1,499 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,496 m | 6.7 mi |
| Captivas Peak | WNW 294° | 1,493 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ragland 3 SSW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897464 — Saddleback Mesa, Quay County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582825
Day trips start here
- Tucumcari · 18 mi
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