Bandera Crater
Bandera Crater is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,379 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Bandera, a peak 0.9 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2379 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 0.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 5 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 5 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Bandera: 0.9 mi
- Lava Crater: 1.8 mi
- Twin Craters: 1.8 mi
- Cerro Candelaria: 2.1 mi
- Cerro Rendija: 4.3 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- McElroy Park: 15.8 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 16.6 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 16.7 mi
- Aragon Spring: 4.1 mi
- Mule Spring: 8.3 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 10.0 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 10.6 mi
- Caruco Spring: 11.2 mi
- Double Sinks: 5.0 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 5.0 mi
- Double Sinks: 5.0 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 5.2 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 7.6 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 14.1 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 15.6 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 16.7 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 19.1 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 14.3 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 14.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 15.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 17.1 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 16.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 16.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Lava Bridge: 3.9 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 14.3 mi
- Jesus: 16.0 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 19.0 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Bandera Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | N 357° | 2,819 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 324° | 2,777 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 78° | 2,642 m | 7.6 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | N 355° | 2,625 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pelon | SE 135° | 2,599 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cerro Alto | SW 219° | 2,593 m | 18.3 mi |
| North Pelon | SE 134° | 2,558 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | WSW 238° | 2,539 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Morro Natl MON, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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