Twomile Mesa
Twomile Mesa rises to 2,284 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Threemile Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2284 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 9.2 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 5 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 17 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 17 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Threemile Mesa: 1.3 mi
- South Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Pajarito Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Mesita del Potrillo: 2.8 mi
- North Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Kiva: 1.6 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 2.5 mi
- Los Pueblos Park: 4.1 mi
- Main Gate Park: 4.3 mi
- Rocket Park: 7.0 mi
- Golondrina: 1.8 mi
- Corky: 1.8 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 1.9 mi
- Tranquility: 1.9 mi
- Touch the Sky: 1.9 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Los Alamos High School Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Los Alamos Education Group Monument: 1.8 mi
- Peggy Pond Church: 1.9 mi
- Pierotti's Clowns: 1.9 mi
- Alcove: 4.2 mi
- The Narrows: 4.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.3 mi
- Alcove House: 5.7 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 2.1 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 12.0 mi
- Bond House Museum: 16.3 mi
- Poeh Cultural Center: 17.8 mi
- Armstead Spring: 3.5 mi
- American Spring: 3.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 4.4 mi
- Alamo Spring: 6.4 mi
- Pine Spring: 6.9 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Camp May: 4.6 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 8.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 13.6 mi
- Bear Jump: 14.1 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 21.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Railyard Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 8.1 mi
- Jemez Falls: 16.0 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 16.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.5 mi
- Rendija Arch: 3.4 mi
- Buckman: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Twomile Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | NW 322° | 3,558 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chicoma Mountain | NNW 343° | 3,517 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | NW 326° | 3,323 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Mountain | W 261° | 3,265 m | 11.5 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,200 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,176 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NW 324° | 3,169 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | WNW 300° | 3,148 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911944 — Twomile Mesa, Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599912
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 6 mi
- Pojoaque · 17 mi
- Española · 18 mi
- Chimayó · 24 mi
- Santa Fe · 25 mi
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