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Wallace Mesa

Wallace Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Wallace Mesa rises to 2,477 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Greens Gap, a ghost town 3.8 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.04256, -108.16173

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Springs: 10
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 10.7 mi
  • San Jose Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Damian Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Tularosa Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Govina Canyon Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainNNW 347°3,102 m8.0 mi
Escondido MountainWNW 302°3,000 m20.3 mi
Mangas MountainW 274°2,925 m8.3 mi
Luera PeakSE 132°2,892 m22.1 mi
Madre MountainNE 41°2,870 m23.5 mi
Davenport LookoutNE 40°2,851 m21.9 mi
Horse MountainSSE 156°2,850 m4.9 mi
Horse PeakSSE 156°2,826 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0219:5120:28
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1516:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620596

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