Tecolote Mesa
Tecolote Mesa rises to 2,663 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Prado, a peak 2.3 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,663 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Loma Prado: 2.3 mi
- Sawmill Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Horse Lake Mesa: 4.6 mi
- El Cerro: 6.7 mi
- Dos Lomas: 10.1 mi
- T D Buras Store Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- George Becker House Bunk House and Barn Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Casados House Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Blanton Log House Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 7.8 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 10.5 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 3.7 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 12.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- V Rock: 24.2 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 8.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Poso Park: 17.6 mi
- Turkey Spring: 23.8 mi
- Dulce Spring: 24.3 mi
- TA Marker: 11.4 mi
- Bull: 11.6 mi
- Brazos Falls: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tecolote Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NNE 17° | 3,892 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chama Peak | NNE 20° | 3,662 m | 19.5 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | ENE 78° | 3,477 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brazos Peak | E 83° | 3,440 m | 20.4 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NE 44° | 3,318 m | 24.6 mi |
| V Mountain | N 355° | 3,284 m | 24.6 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | ESE 105° | 3,233 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | ESE 113° | 3,230 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tierra Amarilla 4 N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357580956
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