Scott Mesa
Scott Mesa rises to 2,319 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Cencerro, a peak 1.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 23 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,319 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 27.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
84 named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Cencerro: 1.4 mi
- Hells Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Los Cerros Barril: 5.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 7.8 mi
- La Jara Peak: 7.8 mi
- Dove Spring: 7.3 mi
- Chavez Springs: 7.6 mi
- Hell Canyon Spring: 15.3 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 17.7 mi
- Garcia Canyon Spring: 18.6 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 12.9 mi
- Hilton House: 13.0 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 13.0 mi
- Old Jail House: 13.1 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 1.7 mi
- Hells Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Blue Mesa: 24.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 13.0 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 24.6 mi
- Riley: 8.0 mi
- Cherry Town: 11.1 mi
- Box Car Museum: 12.9 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | SSE 160° | 3,279 m | 22.3 mi |
| Timber Peak | SSE 157° | 3,181 m | 23.6 mi |
| North Baldy | SSE 154° | 3,003 m | 18.6 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | NE 54° | 2,780 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,773 m | 15.6 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSE 153° | 2,764 m | 24.1 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 151° | 2,763 m | 15.6 mi |
| Blue Mesa | WNW 288° | 2,605 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910885 — Scott Mesa, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598972
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