The Mesa
The Mesa rises to 1,761 m in Montana. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 16 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1761 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 18.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 18 mi
- Observation Point · 18 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
64 named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 4.7 mi
- Black Gulch Point: 7.4 mi
- Leaky Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.2 mi
- Red Spring: 5.2 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.5 mi
- Crater Spring: 5.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 6.2 mi
- Deer Park: 3.4 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 7.7 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 8.8 mi
- Bull Park: 14.6 mi
- Schuler Park: 14.7 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 13.4 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 14.9 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 16.7 mi
- Fort Smith: 23.2 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 8.7 mi
- Riley Point: 11.4 mi
- Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 24.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | S 188° | 3,098 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 202° | 3,062 m | 16.6 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SW 216° | 3,038 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 193° | 3,020 m | 17.0 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | SW 218° | 2,993 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,981 m | 10.0 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,894 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 140° | 2,884 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyola 1 SW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 777519 — The Mesa, Big Horn County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357931179
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