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San Pedro Mesa

San Pedro Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

San Pedro Mesa rises to 2,618 m in New Mexico. Culebra Peak stands 4,283 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97363, -105.49529

Overlooks nearby

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 11
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • La Belle Lodge: 18.1 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shortcut: 18.8 mi
  • Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Little Red School House: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Culebra PeakENE 59°4,283 m19.9 mi
Red MountainENE 61°4,237 m19.8 mi
Vermejo PeakENE 64°4,186 m18.7 mi
Purgatoire PeakENE 66°4,167 m17.1 mi
Miranda PeakNE 56°4,095 m21.9 mi
Francisco PeakNE 51°4,009 m23.2 mi
Vintrero PeakE 96°3,927 m8.7 mi
State Line PeakE 82°3,920 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4419:4720:26
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1216:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222737435160656357463324
Precip in0.40.50.40.60.70.81.51.31.00.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis 1 S, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357579922

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