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Pueblo Bonito Overlook

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Pueblo Bonito Overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Pueblo Bonito Overlook sits at 6,177 feet on the Trail of the Ancients in New Mexico, with the land dropping 73 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. Chaco Canyon lies south-southeast at 0.4 miles, at an elevation of 6,139 feet, and the Chacoan Stairway feature is visible to the southeast at 0.6 miles, reaching 6,303 feet. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:56 and sunset at 20:33, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this stop; the December solstice sees sunrise at 07:20 and sunset at 17:02. The equinoxes fall close to the standard 12-hour split, with March sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 19:24, and September sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 19:10. Lake Valley is 11.1 miles west, White Rock is 17.6 miles west, and Crownpoint is 27.8 miles south-southwest. Terrace View precedes this stop on the byway, and Ramp View follows.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
6,177 ft
Relief
73 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, view on Pueblo Bonito
Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0 · source
Chaco Culture NHP
Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Chaco Culture NHP
Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Chaco Culture NHP
Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Chaco Canyons, New Mexico
arthursmello · CC BY 3.0 · source
Pueblo Bonito
runt35 · CC BY 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Chaco Canyon6,139 ftsouth-southeast · 0.4 mi
  • Chacoan Stairway6,303 ftsoutheast · 0.6 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1619:2418:50
June solstice05:5620:3319:55
September equinox07:0119:1018:36
December solstice07:2017:0216:22

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

Where it is

  • Lake Valley11.1 mi west
  • White Rock17.6 mi west
  • Crownpoint27.8 mi south-southwest
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How high is Pueblo Bonito Overlook?

Pueblo Bonito Overlook sits at about 6,177 feet (1,883 m).

What can you see from Pueblo Bonito Overlook?

From Pueblo Bonito Overlook: Chaco Canyon (SSE, 0.4 mi); Chacoan Stairway (SE, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Pueblo Bonito Overlook?

Lake Valley, 11 miles W of Pueblo Bonito Overlook.

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