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Third Canyon Mesa

Third Canyon Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Third Canyon Mesa rises to 2,398 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mesa, a peak 6.6 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42367, -107.91922

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Cliffs: 10
  • White Mesa: 6.7 mi
  • Cal Ship Mesa: 8.0 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 10.6 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 10.6 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Lightning Field: 12.5 mi
  • Lava Falls Area: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maverick Spring: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Parks: 1
  • Cherry Town: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainSW 220°3,102 m24.2 mi
Madre MountainS 169°2,870 m8.8 mi
Davenport LookoutS 178°2,851 m9.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainS 190°2,787 m21.4 mi
South Crosby PeakS 183°2,749 m22.2 mi
Anderson MountainS 178°2,717 m19.9 mi
RinconSE 145°2,709 m13.7 mi
Cebollita MesaNNE 11°2,673 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:24
June solstice06:0019:5120:28
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1516:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541485767686661513931
Precip in0.80.70.70.30.80.62.62.61.51.00.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911655 — Third Canyon Mesa, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599688

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