Skull Mesa
Skull Mesa rises to 1,523 m in New Mexico. Orphan Hill stands 1,655 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 6.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 64 miles off. 7 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,523 m
How to reach it
- 64.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
7 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Hill: 6.0 mi
- Flint Hills: 7.6 mi
- Car Top Butte: 10.0 mi
- Minnie Butte: 13.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skull Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphan Hill | WNW 295° | 1,655 m | 16.8 mi |
| Minnie Butte | WSW 256° | 1,558 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | N 6° | 1,551 m | 14.6 mi |
| Flint Hills | WSW 242° | 1,540 m | 7.6 mi |
| Car Top Butte | NNW 330° | 1,530 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSE 161° | 1,474 m | 6.0 mi |
| Red White and Blue Sand Hills | ESE 105° | 1,304 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amistad 5 SSW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894902 — Skull Mesa, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357580388
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