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Dabbler Deck

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Dabbler Deck — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Dabbler Deck sits at 4,501 feet along El Camino Real, with the terrain dropping only 1 foot within 600 meters of the overlook. Eagle Scout Deck, the previous lookout along the route, is visible to the northeast at 0.8 miles, sitting slightly higher at 4,509 feet. Socorro lies 18.4 miles to the north, and Magdalena is 30.2 miles to the northwest. Daylight hours shift across the year, with sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 20:22 around the June solstice, narrowing to a 07:09 sunrise and 17:04 sunset near the December solstice. Equinox timing falls close to 07:00 for both sunrise and sunset, with March at 07:12/19:20 and September at 06:56/19:06.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
4,501 ft
Relief
1 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
500px provided description: Entrance To Bosque Del Apache Nwr [#trees ,#landscape ,#lake ,#nature ,#clouds ,#mountain ,#hill ,#scenics ,#bosque del apache ,#scenery ,#idyllic ,#scenic ,#mountain range ,#mirror lake]
Eric Afyouni · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Cranes In Flight At Dusk [#birds ,#sunset ,#clouds ,#texture ,#silhouette ,#flight ,#dusk ,#bosque del apache ,#cranes ,#flying]
Eric Afyouni · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Cranes Below The Mountains [#field ,#landscape ,#lake ,#birds ,#water ,#grass ,#grassland ,#marsh ,#migration ,#wetland ,#prairie ,#wader ,#migratory ,#sandhillcrane ,#bosquedelapache]
Eric Afyouni · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Sunset In Bosque Del Apache [#landscape ,#sunset ,#clouds ,#mountain ,#desert ,#telephoto ,#rocky ,#newmexico ,#bosquedelapache]
Eric Afyouni · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Mountains Around Bosque Del Apache [#landscape ,#sunrise ,#fog ,#lake ,#sunset ,#reflection ,#river ,#pond ,#landscapes ,#dawn ,#new mexico ,#bosque del apache ,#idyllic ,#riverbank ,#standing water ,#sunset lake]
Eric Afyouni · CC BY 3.0 · source
View of Texas taken during ISS Expedition 16.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Eagle Scout Deck4,509 ftnortheast · 0.8 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1219:2018:47
June solstice05:5820:2219:45
September equinox06:5619:0618:33
December solstice07:0917:0416:25

Local time (America/Denver). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Socorro18.4 mi north
  • Magdalena30.2 mi northwest
← Before it: Eagle Scout Deck
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Common questions

How high is Dabbler Deck?

Dabbler Deck sits at about 4,501 feet (1,372 m).

What can you see from Dabbler Deck?

From Dabbler Deck: Eagle Scout Deck (NE, 0.8 mi).

What is the nearest town to Dabbler Deck?

Socorro, 18 miles N of Dabbler Deck.

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