Santa Clara Mesa
Santa Clara Mesa rises to 2,111 m in New Mexico. Turkey Mountains stands 2,807 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jarosa Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,111 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 44.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.2 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Jarosa Mesa: 1.2 mi
- The Wagon Mound: 2.2 mi
- Las Mesas Del Conjelon: 3.6 mi
- Alto de Hormiga: 7.0 mi
- La Chata Crater: 7.2 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.4 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Clara Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountains | W 260° | 2,807 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WNW 288° | 2,704 m | 19.2 mi |
| Halls Peak | NW 310° | 2,651 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cooks Peak | NW 313° | 2,618 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gallinas Mesa | NW 308° | 2,558 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cerro del Amole | WNW 282° | 2,494 m | 21.8 mi |
| Los Naranjos Peak | NW 304° | 2,461 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cerrito Pelon | NW 315° | 2,461 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899902 — Santa Clara Mesa, Mora County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586457
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