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Tecolote Mesa

Tecolote Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

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. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 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
2663 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.77557, -106.74948

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Turkey Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Dulce Spring: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 11.6 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banded PeakNNE 17°3,892 m23.7 mi
Chama PeakNNE 20°3,662 m19.5 mi
Grouse MesaENE 78°3,477 m19.3 mi
Navajo PeakN 2°3,441 m21.9 mi
Brazos PeakE 83°3,440 m20.4 mi
Neff MountainNE 44°3,318 m24.6 mi
V MountainN 355°3,284 m24.6 mi
Peñasco AmarilloESE 105°3,233 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5120:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1516:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425059656356453424
Precip in1.21.30.91.21.50.71.72.21.91.41.21.3

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357580956

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