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Eagle Scout Deck

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

Eagle Scout Deck sits at 4,507 feet along El Camino Real, with the surrounding terrain dropping only 5 feet over the next 600 meters. Three other viewpoints are visible from this spot: Flight Deck to the north at 0.4 miles (4,511 ft), Dabbler Deck to the southwest at 0.8 miles (4,502 ft), and Coyote Deck to the northeast at 1.7 miles (4,512 ft). Socorro lies 17.8 miles to the north, and Magdalena is 30.1 miles to the northwest. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year, from a 05:58 sunrise at the June solstice to a 07:09 sunrise at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:22 in June to 17:03 in December. On the byway route, Eagle Scout Deck follows Flight Deck and precedes Dabbler Deck, making it a middle stop for travelers moving along this stretch of El Camino Real.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
4,507 ft
Relief
5 ft drop
In view
3 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.

  • Flight Deck4,511 ftnorth · 0.4 mi
  • Dabbler Deck4,502 ftsouthwest · 0.8 mi
  • Coyote Deck4,512 ftnortheast · 1.7 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 solstice07:0917:0316:25

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Socorro17.8 mi north
  • Magdalena30.1 mi northwest
← Before it: Flight DeckAfter it: Dabbler Deck →
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Common questions

How high is Eagle Scout Deck?

Eagle Scout Deck sits at about 4,507 feet (1,374 m).

What can you see from Eagle Scout Deck?

From Eagle Scout Deck: Flight Deck (N, 0.4 mi); Dabbler Deck (SW, 0.8 mi); Coyote Deck (NE, 1.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to Eagle Scout Deck?

Socorro, 18 miles N of Eagle Scout Deck.

What is the next lookout after Eagle Scout Deck?

Dabbler Deck is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Eagle Scout Deck.

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