Variadero Mesa
Variadero Mesa rises to 1,557 m in New Mexico. Yegua Mesa stands 2,074 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is La Silla, a peak 2.9 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,557 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
43 named places within 25 miles
- La Silla: 2.9 mi
- Mesita Trementina: 6.7 mi
- North Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Cerro de Corazon: 8.6 mi
- West Mesa: 9.0 mi
- Cannon Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Conchas Lake State Park: 14.7 mi
- Trementina: 8.2 mi
- ☉☉: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Variadero Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Mesa | WNW 291° | 2,074 m | 17.2 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | WNW 295° | 2,067 m | 16.6 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | WNW 296° | 2,058 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | NW 315° | 1,990 m | 11.4 mi |
| Valle Redondo | WNW 300° | 1,953 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mesa Huerfanita | NW 319° | 1,935 m | 14.2 mi |
| Vivian Hill | WNW 290° | 1,911 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cerro de Corazon | NW 313° | 1,883 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581596
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