West Mesa
West Mesa rises to 2,371 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oaks Mesa, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49088553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,371 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 12.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.4 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 13 mi
- Village Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oaks Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Horn Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Upper Horn Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Bearhead Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cochiti Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Kiva: 12.8 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 13.3 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 13.7 mi
- Natural Park: 14.1 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 7.9 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 10.5 mi
- Long House: 10.5 mi
- Big Kiva: 10.7 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Golondrina: 13.0 mi
- Corky: 13.0 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 13.1 mi
- Tranquility: 13.1 mi
- Touch the Sky: 13.1 mi
- Alamo Spring: 6.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.0 mi
- American Spring: 8.0 mi
- Armstead Spring: 8.3 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 11.3 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Alcove: 8.9 mi
- The Narrows: 8.9 mi
- Alcove House: 10.2 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.5 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 10.2 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 13.2 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 13.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 21.7 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 22.4 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 22.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 3.1 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 14.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 23.6 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 24.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 10.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.2 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
- Buckman: 17.7 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 13.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.1 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of West Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NNW 328° | 3,434 m | 11.0 mi |
| South Mountain | NNW 328° | 3,265 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,176 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | N 355° | 3,148 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNE 15° | 3,098 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | WNW 302° | 3,083 m | 6.2 mi |
| Los Griegos | NW 306° | 3,077 m | 6.7 mi |
| Las Conchas | NW 319° | 3,030 m | 5.9 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 918405 — West Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606267
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 8 mi
- Pojoaque · 26 mi
- Española · 28 mi
- Madrid · 28 mi
- Santa Fe · 29 mi
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