Timber Mesa
Timber Mesa rises to 1,886 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is River Mesa, a peak 3.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,886 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- River Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Island Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Devoys Peak: 6.2 mi
- Hardesty Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Carr Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Prestons Point: 21.2 mi
- Folsom Museum: 12.3 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 13.2 mi
- Fisher Park: 15.3 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 20.4 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Timber Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | SW 217° | 2,655 m | 16.1 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,481 m | 16.5 mi |
| Jose Butte | WSW 254° | 2,471 m | 20.0 mi |
| Robinson Peak | WSW 254° | 2,452 m | 17.6 mi |
| Griego Mesa | W 261° | 2,361 m | 22.4 mi |
| Davis Mesa | WNW 293° | 2,295 m | 15.2 mi |
| Kelleher Mesa | W 281° | 2,291 m | 18.6 mi |
| Chavez Mesa | W 274° | 2,277 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895680 — Timber Mesa, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581095
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