White Mesa
White Mesa rises to 2,294 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cal Ship Mesa, a cliff 1.9 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49089348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,294 m
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
- Cal Ship Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Madre Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Third Canyon Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Blue Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Davenport Lookout: 7.0 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Blue Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 12.6 mi
- Maverick Spring: 4.1 mi
- Chavez Springs: 22.0 mi
- Dove Spring: 22.7 mi
- The Lightning Field: 18.7 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 23.1 mi
- Lightning Field: 19.1 mi
- Very Large Array: 23.0 mi
- Cherry Town: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SW 236° | 3,102 m | 24.9 mi |
| Madre Mountain | SW 217° | 2,870 m | 5.4 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SW 221° | 2,851 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,787 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | SSW 198° | 2,749 m | 18.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,717 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rincon | SSE 157° | 2,709 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | N 358° | 2,673 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600201
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