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White Mesa

White Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

White Mesa rises to 2,098 m in New Mexico. Cerro Redondo stands 2,735 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is San Miguel Creek Dome, a peak 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 32 miles off.

The story

mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49089352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2098 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56558, -107.49922

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
  • Los Indios Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Ojo Frio: 15.4 mi
  • Corner Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Lower American Canyon Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Upper American Canyon Spring: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Tower Ruins: 18.8 mi
  • Tower Ruins: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of White Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro RedondoS 178°2,735 m18.0 mi
Cerros De AlejandroSSE 166°2,732 m10.7 mi
Cerro ChivatoSSE 164°2,716 m16.8 mi
Cerro AguilaS 172°2,691 m16.7 mi
Cerro PinoSSE 165°2,670 m15.7 mi
Cerro CuateS 174°2,654 m15.2 mi
Cerro ColoradoS 169°2,624 m17.1 mi
Cerro MontosoSE 126°2,616 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5619:5220:30
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1616:2217:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303643505969737164524031
Precip in0.40.50.60.70.70.51.71.81.10.90.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torreon Navajo Mission, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357600206

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