South Oak Canyon Mesa
South Oak Canyon Mesa rises to 1,916 m in New Mexico. Cerro Ortiz stands 2,674 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North Oak Canyon Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1916 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Oak Canyon Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Heart Peak: 1.5 mi
- Grey Hill: 2.8 mi
- Snowbird Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Flint Peak: 3.2 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 6.0 mi
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.7 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 15.9 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 17.5 mi
- Corner Spring: 18.0 mi
- Frog Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Seama Mesa: 10.0 mi
- Sharp Point: 11.5 mi
- Standing Rock: 12.5 mi
- Puerto Grande: 13.2 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 9.9 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 12.3 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 24.7 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 24.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.2 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Acoma Museum: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of South Oak Canyon Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Ortiz | NNW 327° | 2,674 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cerro Frio | NNW 330° | 2,576 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mesita de la Madera | NNE 25° | 2,351 m | 13.9 mi |
| La Sierrita | NNE 21° | 2,325 m | 12.0 mi |
| Puertecita | NNE 18° | 2,308 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cerro Negro | N 4° | 2,190 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | W 275° | 2,174 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mesa del Lobo | NNE 26° | 2,163 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357580541
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