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Ramp View

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Ramp View — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Ramp View sits at 6,182 feet along the Trail of the Ancients in New Mexico, with the surrounding terrain dropping 56 feet over the next 600 meters. Chaco Canyon lies to the southwest at a distance of 0.6 miles, positioned slightly lower at 6,139 feet. The overlook is situated within a rural stretch of the byway, with Lake Valley 11.7 miles to the west, Pueblo Pintado 17.9 miles east-southeast, and Crownpoint 28.1 miles south-southwest. Seasonal daylight hours vary considerably here: around the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:56 and sunset at 20:33, while the December solstice brings a shorter span, with sunrise at 07:20 and sunset at 17:02. The equinoxes fall roughly in between, with sunrise near 07:00–07:16 and sunset near 19:10–19:24. Pueblo Bonito Overlook is the previous stop on this route for travelers moving along the byway in sequence.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
6,182 ft
Relief
56 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (View large.)
Jon Hurd from Boulder, Colorado, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in NW New Mexico
Chris M Morris · 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
collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris
Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble · CC BY 2.0 · source
Chetro Ketl
runt35 · CC BY 3.0 · 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.

  • Chaco Canyon6,139 ftsouthwest · 0.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1619:2418:50
June solstice05:5620:3319:55
September equinox07:0019:1018:36
December solstice07:2017:0216:22

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Lake Valley11.7 mi west
  • Pueblo Pintado17.9 mi east-southeast
  • Crownpoint28.1 mi south-southwest
← Before it: Pueblo Bonito Overlook
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Common questions

How high is Ramp View?

Ramp View sits at about 6,182 feet (1,884 m).

What can you see from Ramp View?

From Ramp View: Chaco Canyon (SW, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Ramp View?

Lake Valley, 12 miles W of Ramp View.

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