The Mesa
The Mesa rises to 1,893 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Roundup Ground, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,893 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
81 named places within 25 miles
- The Roundup Ground: 0.7 mi
- Steamboat: 1.1 mi
- Long Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Mule Peak: 2.4 mi
- Stark Peak: 2.7 mi
- Silverado Park: 3.8 mi
- Paiute Park: 4.2 mi
- Mimosa Park: 4.3 mi
- Tierra de Suenos Park: 4.4 mi
- Valencia Park: 4.5 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 4.2 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 5.7 mi
- X-7A: 5.8 mi
- XQ-4A: 5.8 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 5.7 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 5.8 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 6.5 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- White Sands National Park: 17.3 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 5.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 10.7 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 12.1 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 19.5 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 5.7 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 5.8 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 19.5 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Prayer garden: 19.5 mi
- Karr Spring: 6.0 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 11.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | ESE 114° | 2,941 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 132° | 2,821 m | 5.5 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ENE 64° | 2,820 m | 5.0 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | E 95° | 2,638 m | 14.7 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 133° | 2,591 m | 19.5 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 103° | 2,486 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 161° | 2,462 m | 2.4 mi |
| Long Ridge | SE 131° | 2,446 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600878
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