Wild Sheep Mesa
Wild Sheep Mesa rises to 2,294 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Antenna Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.9 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,294 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 21.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 27 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 27 mi
93 named places within 25 miles
- Antenna Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mower Hill: 5.6 mi
- Loma Medios: 7.3 mi
- Beacon Light Hill: 7.9 mi
- South Burned Timber Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Dan Valley Spring: 6.1 mi
- Muerto Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pescado Spring: 7.9 mi
- Lower Pescado: 8.3 mi
- Caruco Spring: 10.8 mi
- Long Park: 11.3 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 17.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 21.1 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 22.2 mi
- Ho’n A:wan Community Park: 23.5 mi
- Los Gigantes: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 10.4 mi
- Bandera Crater: 21.9 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 24.1 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 22.6 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 23.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.2 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 22.1 mi
- Lava Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Sheep Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | E 81° | 2,819 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 55° | 2,777 m | 10.9 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | ENE 71° | 2,625 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SSE 159° | 2,593 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | ESE 116° | 2,539 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | E 89° | 2,528 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | SSE 148° | 2,528 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cerro Chato | SSE 151° | 2,504 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600281
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