Sunshine Mesa
Sunshine Mesa rises to 1,525 m in New Mexico. Mesita de Guadalupe stands 1,712 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 66 Auto Museum, a museum 3.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,525 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
30 named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mesita Contadero: 9.0 mi
- Cuervito Peak: 11.4 mi
- Boot Hill: 12.0 mi
- Cuervo Mesa: 12.8 mi
- Park Lake: 4.9 mi
- Joe Gutierrez Park: 5.7 mi
- Route 66 Auto Museum: 3.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.0 mi
- Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 8.0 mi
- Casas del Medio: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunshine Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesita de Guadalupe | WNW 289° | 1,712 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mesa Pino | N 2° | 1,692 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mesa del Medio | WNW 299° | 1,668 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mesa Cherisco | N 358° | 1,642 m | 15.5 mi |
| Punta de Mesa Colorado | WNW 302° | 1,641 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cuervo Hill | NNE 20° | 1,628 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cuervo Mesa | ENE 60° | 1,623 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cabra Hill | N 353° | 1,617 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899936 — Sunshine Mesa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586529
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