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Flight Deck

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

Flight Deck sits at 4,511 feet along El Camino Real, on terrain that drops only 3 feet over the next 600 meters. Several other viewpoints lie within a couple of miles: Eagle Scout Deck 0.4 miles to the south at 4,509 feet, Dabbler Deck 1.1 miles south-southwest at 4,502 feet, and Willow Deck and Coyote Deck, both at 4,512 feet, 1.4 and 1.5 miles to the east-northeast. Socorro is 17.5 miles north, and Magdalena is 29.8 miles northwest. Sunrise and sunset shift across the year, from a 05:58 sunrise and 20:22 sunset at the June solstice to a 07:12 sunrise and 17:03 sunset in December. Eagle Scout Deck is the next lookout along the byway.

Access
0.3 mi detour
Elevation
4,511 ft
Relief
3 ft drop
In view
4 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
Sunset at Bosque Del Apache, National Wildlife Refuge.
JacobW27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 ftsouth · 0.4 mi
  • Dabbler Deck4,502 ftsouth-southwest · 1.1 mi
  • Willow Deck4,512 fteast-northeast · 1.4 mi
  • Coyote Deck4,512 fteast-northeast · 1.5 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

  • Socorro17.5 mi north
  • Magdalena29.8 mi northwest
After it: Eagle Scout Deck →
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Common questions

How high is Flight Deck?

Flight Deck sits at about 4,511 feet (1,375 m).

What can you see from Flight Deck?

From Flight Deck: Eagle Scout Deck (S, 0.4 mi); Dabbler Deck (SSW, 1.1 mi); Willow Deck (ENE, 1.4 mi); Coyote Deck (ENE, 1.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Flight Deck?

Socorro, 18 miles N of Flight Deck.

What is the next lookout after Flight Deck?

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

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