Twin Mesa
Twin Mesa rises to 1,412 m in New Mexico. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Candy Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,412 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 34.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 8.5 mi
- Mural of jail at Billy the Kid Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mural of Hargrove Tavern at Billy The Kid Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mural of Saloon at Billy The Kid Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mural of Billy The Kid, Flirting Woman: 8.7 mi
- Candy Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Lone Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Taiban Peak: 10.8 mi
- Mesita del Anil: 14.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.3 mi
- Charlotte Point: 4.6 mi
- The Cap Rock: 9.1 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 8.1 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 13.1 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 8.7 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 12.3 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 8.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | NE 47° | 1,502 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | NNW 334° | 1,495 m | 14.2 mi |
| Candy Mesa | SSE 150° | 1,388 m | 3.9 mi |
| White Mesa | SSE 155° | 1,348 m | 21.4 mi |
| Taiban Peak | SE 135° | 1,345 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lomas Gatos | S 173° | 1,288 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 153° | 1,275 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mesita Negra | S 189° | 1,186 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586587
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