Santa Rita Mesa
Santa Rita Mesa rises to 2,299 m in New Mexico. Gobbler Knob stands 2,391 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moreno Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,299 m
How to reach it
37 named places within 25 miles
- Moreno Hill: 1.8 mi
- Circle Butte: 2.7 mi
- Los Pilares: 9.7 mi
- Flattop Mesa: 10.7 mi
- Mesita De Yeso: 11.0 mi
- Cabin Spring: 2.1 mi
- Zuni Spring: 4.1 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 6.6 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 7.4 mi
- Marez Spring: 7.6 mi
- Red Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Rita Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobbler Knob | E 89° | 2,391 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mesa Tinaja | SE 127° | 2,355 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chimney Hill | ENE 73° | 2,354 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cimarron Mesa | S 190° | 2,348 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Hill | SSW 198° | 2,338 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cerro Brujos | E 82° | 2,328 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tejana Mesa | SE 138° | 2,326 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | E 89° | 2,319 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357580025
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