Sand Mesa
Sand Mesa rises to 1,821 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Clayton, a peak 5.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,821 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 99.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
38 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Clayton: 5.7 mi
- Kilburn Hills: 6.7 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Cinder Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Mount Dora: 9.1 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Folsom Museum: 23.9 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | WNW 291° | 2,655 m | 16.9 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,481 m | 23.7 mi |
| Malpie Mountain | W 268° | 2,241 m | 20.6 mi |
| Emery Peak | NW 321° | 2,229 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mud Hill | WNW 303° | 2,179 m | 23.7 mi |
| Barela Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,174 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lonesome Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,123 m | 20.2 mi |
| Carr Mountain | NW 319° | 2,104 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898848 — Sand Mesa, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357584125
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