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Tejana Mesa

Tejana Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Tejana Mesa rises to 2,326 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Porticito, a peak 2.4 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42060, -108.55312

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 6
  • Smith Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Zuni Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Los Alamos Springs: 22.9 mi
  • San Jose Spring: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tejana Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainSSE 162°3,000 m16.3 mi
Agua Fria MountainS 181°2,691 m19.9 mi
El Caso PeakSSE 163°2,616 m20.6 mi
Veteado MountainNE 53°2,593 m17.3 mi
Techado MountainENE 66°2,490 m13.9 mi
Mariano MesaENE 79°2,472 m10.9 mi
The HubS 170°2,458 m15.0 mi
Largo MesaS 187°2,440 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0319:5320:31
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:1816:3017:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895567 — Tejana Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357580960

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