Slaughter Mesa
Slaughter Mesa rises to 2,670 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Caso Peak, a peak 5.1 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2670 m
How to reach it
81 named places within 25 miles
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 5.5 mi
- San Jose Spring: 8.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.4 mi
- Malpais Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mata Spring: 11.0 mi
- El Caso Peak: 5.1 mi
- Mangas Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Escondido Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Agua Fria Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Escondido Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Mangas: 9.5 mi
- Greens Gap: 17.1 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slaughter Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,102 m | 15.5 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | N 351° | 3,000 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | E 96° | 2,925 m | 7.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,850 m | 18.8 mi |
| Horse Peak | ESE 108° | 2,826 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gallo Peak | W 260° | 2,818 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fox Mountain | W 274° | 2,780 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,776 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911130 — Slaughter Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599204
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