La Mesita Blanca is a mountain in the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.[2][5] It is 24 miles (38 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico.[5]
| La Mesita Blanca | |
|---|---|
  La Mesita Blanca Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States  La Mesita Blanca La Mesita Blanca (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,988 ft (1,825 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 151 ft (46 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | 6390 |
| Isolation | 4.96 mi (7.98 km) to 6390[3] |
| Coordinates | 35°10′56″N 107°2′27″W / 35.18222°N 107.04083°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States |
| Parent range | San Mateo Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Herrera |
| Geology | |
| Rock age(s) | Late Cretaceous, 80 to 85 Million years ago[4] |
| Rock type | Hosta Tongue sandstone[4] |
References
edit- ^ a b "La Mesita Blanca". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 13, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "La Mesita Blanca". PeakVisor. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "La Mesita Blanca, NM". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Geologic Map of the Herrera 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties, NM". New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "topoView". National Geologic Map Database project (NGMDB). Retrieved 15 April 2023.