Woods Mesa
Woods Mesa rises to 2,061 m in New Mexico. Microwave Ridge stands 2,807 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,061 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 25 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rabbit Butte: 1.7 mi
- Flour Butte: 2.2 mi
- Mesa Encantada: 2.9 mi
- Jar Butte: 3.2 mi
- Deadmans Rock: 3.3 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 17.1 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.0 mi
- Twin Spring: 20.1 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 20.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 9.0 mi
- Truman Park: 20.3 mi
- Smokey Circle: 20.9 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 21.2 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 21.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 7.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 14.4 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 19.9 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 21.4 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Crow Point: 4.3 mi
- Seama Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Sharp Point: 9.6 mi
- Frog Mesa: 10.8 mi
- Acoma Museum: 4.6 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 21.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 21.4 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 23.9 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 15.6 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 19.2 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 21.0 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 22.1 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.0 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 19.9 mi
- Jesus: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Woods Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwave Ridge | N 351° | 2,807 m | 15.7 mi |
| North Cebollita Mesa | WSW 255° | 2,515 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mesa Negra | W 268° | 2,506 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blue Mesa | SW 215° | 2,367 m | 10.7 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,316 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | S 174° | 2,230 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NE 38° | 2,174 m | 12.5 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | S 176° | 2,141 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 896760 — Woods Mesa, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582128
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