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Trinchera Mesa

Trinchera Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Trinchera Mesa rises to 2,108 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38118, -105.45556

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Parks: 3
Attractions: 1
  • The Ollie D Tourist House: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gallinas MountainsWSW 244°2,631 m21.1 mi
West Turkey ConeWSW 246°2,546 m22.1 mi
Gallinas PeakWSW 244°2,523 m21.4 mi
Rough MountainSW 234°2,477 m19.8 mi
Lackey PointWSW 238°2,452 m20.4 mi
Cougar MountainWSW 240°2,280 m17.4 mi
Tecolote PeakSSW 213°2,225 m24.8 mi
Duran MesaN 359°2,150 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4119:14
June solstice05:5119:4120:18
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:0516:1816:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643505969727064524132
Precip in0.50.40.60.41.11.42.42.51.81.20.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pedernal 9 E, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1926496 — Trinchera Mesa, Torrance County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357620822

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