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Sunshine Mesa

Sunshine Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 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
1525 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.93700, -104.58999

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Parks: 3
Museums: 1
  • Route 66 Auto Museum: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Vásquez De Coronado’s Route: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesita de GuadalupeWNW 289°1,712 m19.0 mi
Mesa PinoN 2°1,692 m22.0 mi
Mesa del MedioWNW 299°1,668 m19.5 mi
Mesita CortadaWNW 297°1,654 m18.6 mi
Mesa CheriscoN 358°1,642 m15.5 mi
Punta de Mesa ColoradoWNW 302°1,641 m18.7 mi
Cuervo HillNNE 20°1,628 m14.1 mi
Cuervo MesaENE 60°1,623 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:10
June solstice05:4619:3920:16
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0316:1216:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586675777669594840
Precip in0.80.50.80.81.31.52.42.22.01.50.50.8

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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