The Mesa
The Mesa rises to 1,644 m in Wyoming. Tabletop stands 2,593 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Poker Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 9.8 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,644 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Poker Butte: 1.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 3.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.3 mi
- Buckbrush Butte: 6.2 mi
- Cow Spring Butte: 8.2 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 9.8 mi
- Red Wall: 11.0 mi
- Red Wall Number 1: 11.3 mi
- Black Rim: 13.6 mi
- Gray Wall: 15.4 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 14.3 mi
- The Arch: 18.0 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 16.0 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 24.3 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 16.1 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 16.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabletop | NNW 335° | 2,593 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cherry Creek Hill | W 271° | 2,590 m | 17.2 mi |
| Red Spring Hill | N 349° | 2,493 m | 23.0 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 347° | 2,492 m | 22.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | NNW 344° | 2,486 m | 19.7 mi |
| The Castle Rock | NNW 334° | 2,469 m | 20.1 mi |
| Specimen Hill | N 7° | 2,353 m | 24.5 mi |
| Eagles Trap | N 360° | 2,289 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595444 — The Mesa, Johnson County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504753
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