Wallace Mesa
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
58 named places within 25 miles
- Wagontongue Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Horse Peak: 4.9 mi
- Horse Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Little Alegres Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Alegres Mountain: 8.0 mi
- 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
- Greens Gap: 3.8 mi
- Mangas: 12.0 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 11.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,102 m | 8.0 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,000 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | W 274° | 2,925 m | 8.3 mi |
| Luera Peak | SE 132° | 2,892 m | 22.1 mi |
| Madre Mountain | NE 41° | 2,870 m | 23.5 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | NE 40° | 2,851 m | 21.9 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,850 m | 4.9 mi |
| Horse Peak | SSE 156° | 2,826 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357620596
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