Peak · New Mexico
Smoothing Iron Mesa
Smoothing Iron Mesa rises to 1,944 m in New Mexico. Holt Mountain stands 2,981 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Citizen Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,944 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.30590, -109.03062
- 17.6 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 19 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 22 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Citizen Spring: 1.5 mi
- Webster Spring: 1.9 mi
- Arizona Spring: 2.1 mi
- Gavilan Number One Spring: 2.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Webster Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bullard Peak: 3.0 mi
- Gavilan Peak: 3.2 mi
- Coalson Peak: 4.3 mi
- Park Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks: 11
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Upper Juan Miller Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 19.4 mi
- Redstone Park: 20.0 mi
- Granville Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
- Sardine Saddle Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Sardine Saddle Family Picnic: 21.0 mi
- H L Saddle Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- HL Saddle Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Windy Point: 12.2 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 18.1 mi
- Evans Point: 20.9 mi
- Final Point: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 8.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 14.4 mi
- Graves: 19.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Mogollon Museum: 14.8 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- Shovel: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- State Game Commission Land: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sardine Falls: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Smoothing Iron Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Mountain | E 93° | 2,981 m | 14.6 mi |
| Nabours Mountain | E 82° | 2,802 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | N 357° | 2,673 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sheridan Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,528 m | 15.0 mi |
| Maple Peak | NW 305° | 2,527 m | 5.0 mi |
| Coalson Peak | W 272° | 2,404 m | 4.3 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,387 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bullard Peak | WNW 292° | 2,354 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911163 — Smoothing Iron Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599220
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