Upper Horn Mesa
Upper Horn Mesa rises to 2,451 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,451 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 21.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.4 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 11 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 12 mi
- Village Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cochiti Mesa: 1.2 mi
- West Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Aspen Peak: 2.1 mi
- Tent Rock: 2.1 mi
- Oaks Mesa: 2.2 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 6.3 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Long House: 10.5 mi
- Big Kiva: 10.7 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Kiva: 11.8 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 12.7 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 12.8 mi
- Natural Park: 14.0 mi
- Golondrina: 12.1 mi
- Corky: 12.1 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 12.1 mi
- Tranquility: 12.2 mi
- Touch the Sky: 12.2 mi
- Alamo Spring: 4.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 6.0 mi
- American Spring: 6.9 mi
- Armstead Spring: 7.1 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 10.2 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Alcove: 8.5 mi
- The Narrows: 8.6 mi
- Alcove House: 10.1 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.4 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 5.1 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 9.0 mi
- Camp May: 10.1 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 4.6 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 14.5 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 22.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 23.7 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.5 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 12.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 21.3 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 23.5 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 23.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 11.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 12.6 mi
- Buckman: 17.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.8 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Upper Horn Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NW 324° | 3,434 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 324° | 3,265 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 21° | 3,176 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NNE 15° | 3,169 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | N 356° | 3,148 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNE 20° | 3,098 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | WNW 288° | 3,083 m | 5.1 mi |
| Los Griegos | WNW 295° | 3,077 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918392 — Upper Horn Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606261
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 8 mi
- Pojoaque · 26 mi
- Española · 28 mi
- Santa Fe · 30 mi
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