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Split Mesa

Split Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Split Mesa rises to 2,399 m in New Mexico. Tsaile Butte stands 2,738 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Knobs, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.9 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2399 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.95918, -109.01259

Overlooks nearby

98 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
  • Hidden Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Kailcheebito Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Squirrel Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Salt Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Star Peak Springs: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 38
Parks: 5
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • NP21: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Narbona Pass Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • window rock: 19.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Navajo Museum: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tsaile ButteNNW 346°2,738 m22.8 mi
Sonsela ButtesNNW 333°2,709 m11.0 mi
Chuska PeakESE 118°2,624 m11.0 mi
Zilditloi MountainS 175°2,604 m3.9 mi
Twin ButtesSSE 151°2,570 m6.4 mi
White ConeNNW 346°2,569 m16.2 mi
Fluted RockWSW 249°2,528 m14.2 mi
Deza BluffsESE 106°2,519 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0119:5920:37
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:2416:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441475565726961493930
Precip in1.00.90.70.50.60.31.81.91.30.90.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Window Rock AP, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899924 — Split Mesa, McKinley County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586503

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