South Point Mesa
South Point Mesa rises to 1,986 m in New Mexico. Wheat Mountain stands 2,174 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Point, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1986 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Butte: 2.6 mi
- Crow Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Rolling Mounds: 2.7 mi
- North Butte: 3.1 mi
- Timia: 3.2 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 8.3 mi
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Sharp Point: 0.5 mi
- Seama Mesa: 8.2 mi
- Frog Mesa: 9.1 mi
- Crow Point: 13.5 mi
- Standing Rock: 21.1 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 11.4 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 18.4 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 24.7 mi
- Acoma Museum: 11.2 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.6 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of South Point Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Mountain | N 353° | 2,174 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cerro Verde | SSE 152° | 2,173 m | 13.6 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | WSW 241° | 2,141 m | 9.8 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SW 231° | 2,102 m | 7.4 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NNW 335° | 2,088 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Butte | W 275° | 2,070 m | 2.6 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NW 316° | 2,069 m | 11.6 mi |
| Seama Mesa | WNW 303° | 2,065 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895105 — South Point Mesa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357580560
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