White Water Mesa
White Water Mesa rises to 2,207 m in New Mexico. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM runs past it. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2207 m
How to reach it
- On the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 16.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Red Butte: 0.3 mi
- Wheat Grass Butte: 2.4 mi
- Big Point: 3.0 mi
- Cream Colored Rock: 5.2 mi
- The Cup: 6.7 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 0.8 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 2.9 mi
- Owl Spring: 5.6 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 7.0 mi
- Carvco Spring: 13.7 mi
- Punta Burro: 13.7 mi
- Jim Point: 14.3 mi
- Gumbo Point: 16.9 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 18.3 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 18.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 23.8 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 24.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 12.4 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.1 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 18.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Water Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SW 235° | 2,653 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hosta Butte | W 265° | 2,628 m | 10.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | SE 129° | 2,513 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | SE 127° | 2,506 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | SE 137° | 2,498 m | 9.4 mi |
| Big Point | SW 230° | 2,495 m | 3.0 mi |
| Muggy Point | SE 126° | 2,470 m | 15.5 mi |
| Las Mesas | SE 125° | 2,454 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583899
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