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. 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
- 17.5 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
85 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
- Tecolote Rim: 3.7 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 12.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 8.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Chama Historical Marker: 12.9 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
- Brazos Falls: 17.6 mi
- Brazos Falls: 17.8 mi
- Turkey Spring: 23.8 mi
- Dulce Spring: 24.3 mi
- TA Marker: 11.4 mi
- 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.
| 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 |
| Navajo Peak | N 2° | 3,441 m | 21.9 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 |
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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