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Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Mesa rises to 1,734 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoolhouse Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76952, -108.57977

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 53
  • Tub Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Foxtail Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Pearson Springs: 4.4 mi
Parks: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 16.5 mi
  • North Pit: 16.7 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 16.8 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 17.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 17.2 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 17.6 mi
  • W: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Wild Horse Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakSE 145°2,445 m15.0 mi
Bear MountainENE 70°2,444 m13.6 mi
Jacks PeakSE 145°2,428 m15.7 mi
Ferguson MountainSE 146°2,424 m14.6 mi
McComas PeakENE 77°2,340 m13.6 mi
Eighty MountainENE 72°2,267 m17.1 mi
Little Bear MountainENE 71°2,245 m12.7 mi
Gomez PeakENE 73°2,206 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:26
June solstice06:0819:5020:26
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1416:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920735 — Wild Horse Mesa, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357607605

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