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The Mesa

The Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

The Mesa rises to 1,437 m in New Mexico. San Juan Mesa stands 1,447 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Negrohead Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1437 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21424, -103.85080

26 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
Artworks: 6
  • Melrose: 19.4 mi
  • Bell: 21.5 mi
  • Portrail of Billy the Kid: 23.5 mi
  • Portrait of Pat Garrett: 23.5 mi
  • Portrait of Barboncito: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Juan MesaS 186°1,447 m17.6 mi
Negrohead ButteSE 135°1,428 m1.7 mi
White MesaNW 305°1,348 m9.4 mi
Taiban PeakNNW 332°1,345 m19.3 mi
Watts HillW 263°1,309 m13.0 mi
Dipping Vat HillW 266°1,297 m14.9 mi
Table MountainW 262°1,296 m13.3 mi
Lomas GatosWNW 290°1,288 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5816:1216:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586776797771604840
Precip in0.50.40.70.81.61.92.52.82.02.10.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357584138

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