Third Canyon Mesa
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. 52 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
- 2,398 m
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
52 named places within 25 miles
- White Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Monument Rock: 8.6 mi
- Madre Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Davenport Lookout: 9.7 mi
- White Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Blue Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 17.0 mi
- Lightning Field: 12.5 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 22.0 mi
- Maverick Spring: 10.3 mi
- The Lightning Field: 12.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SW 220° | 3,102 m | 24.2 mi |
| Madre Mountain | S 169° | 2,870 m | 8.8 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | S 178° | 2,851 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 190° | 2,787 m | 21.4 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | S 183° | 2,749 m | 22.2 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | S 178° | 2,717 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rincon | SE 145° | 2,709 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | NNE 11° | 2,673 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
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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