Sunflower Mesa
Sunflower Mesa rises to 1,709 m in New Mexico. Holt Mountain stands 2,981 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Vigil Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,709 m
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 21 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 25 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vigil Spring: 0.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.7 mi
- Two-Timing Spring: 4.9 mi
- Webster Spring: 5.6 mi
- Hard Rock Spring: 6.3 mi
- Racetrack Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mud Spring Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Cradle Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Dangerous Park: 16.8 mi
- Redstone Park: 17.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 18.2 mi
- Upper Juan Miller Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Windy Point: 8.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 13.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 15.4 mi
- Devils Washboard: 20.9 mi
- Burke Point: 24.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 5.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 16.5 mi
- Graves: 22.2 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 7.5 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Sunflower Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,981 m | 13.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | E 91° | 2,952 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nabours Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,802 m | 11.6 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,673 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 319° | 2,612 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cooney Peak | E 81° | 2,604 m | 14.0 mi |
| W S Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,563 m | 11.2 mi |
| Maple Peak | WSW 250° | 2,527 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911493 — Sunflower Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599549
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