Tinaja Mesa
Tinaja Mesa rises to 2,129 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,129 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 26.2 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tinaja Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cerrito Gato: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Tail Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Tail Mountain: 4.9 mi
- La Mesa Park: 14.7 mi
- Optimist Park South: 15.0 mi
- Maxwell Park: 15.3 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 15.3 mi
- Legion Park: 16.1 mi
- Grave: 9.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.7 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 18.4 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 23.4 mi
- Scouting Museum: 16.3 mi
- Raton Museum: 16.5 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 21.7 mi
- south finial: 16.5 mi
- north finial: 16.5 mi
- Raton: 16.8 mi
- Devils Point: 13.4 mi
- Prestons Point: 19.6 mi
- Star: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Tinaja Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | ESE 116° | 2,682 m | 8.7 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | N 360° | 2,636 m | 16.0 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNE 14° | 2,625 m | 16.0 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,588 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pine Buttes | SE 127° | 2,569 m | 11.0 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,542 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jose Butte | ENE 59° | 2,471 m | 17.8 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | SE 138° | 2,462 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586571
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