Sawyer Mesa
Sawyer Mesa rises to 2,678 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamo Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,678 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 23.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 1 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 11 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scooter Peak: 1.8 mi
- Rabbit Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tent Rock: 2.6 mi
- Mesa del Rito: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Grande: 3.4 mi
- Golondrina: 8.0 mi
- Corky: 8.1 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 8.1 mi
- Tranquility: 8.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 8.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 2.6 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 8.1 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 8.1 mi
- Kiva: 7.5 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 8.7 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 10.3 mi
- Main Gate Park: 10.4 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Alcove: 6.2 mi
- The Narrows: 6.4 mi
- Alcove House: 8.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.3 mi
- Alamo Spring: 0.4 mi
- Apache Spring: 2.1 mi
- American Spring: 2.7 mi
- Armstead Spring: 2.8 mi
- Doe Springs: 10.6 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 5.4 mi
- Camp May: 5.5 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 8.2 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 18.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 22.5 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 23.7 mi
- Bear Jump: 9.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 12.7 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 17.6 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 20.5 mi
- Gates of Hell: 23.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 10.2 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 10.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 14.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.1 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 24.6 mi
- Rendija Arch: 8.1 mi
- Buckman: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Sawyer Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | N 354° | 3,558 m | 11.6 mi |
| Redondo Peak | WNW 295° | 3,434 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | N 357° | 3,323 m | 11.9 mi |
| South Mountain | W 281° | 3,265 m | 5.9 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNE 21° | 3,200 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,176 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | N 10° | 3,169 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | NNW 340° | 3,148 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606213
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 7 mi
- Pojoaque · 23 mi
- Española · 24 mi
- Santa Fe · 29 mi
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