Barrancos Blancos
Barrancos Blancos is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,809 m. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Abajo, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1809 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 14.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 21.7 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Abajo: 0.7 mi
- Cerro de Arriba: 2.4 mi
- La Mesita: 2.8 mi
- Cerro Puntiagudo: 4.4 mi
- Mesa de la Cejita: 4.4 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 1.5 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 1.7 mi
- Gear Up Graduation Mural: 15.9 mi
- Students Against Gun Violence Mural: 16.0 mi
- enezmae Calzada: 16.8 mi
- Harding Mine: 6.6 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 9.8 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 10.1 mi
- Kiva: 11.2 mi
- Descanso: 14.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center: 7.7 mi
- Petaca Point: 10.2 mi
- SJC: 10.9 mi
- Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site: 14.7 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 2.4 mi
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center: 10.1 mi
- Picuris Pueblo Museum Center: 11.2 mi
- Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem: 13.4 mi
- Bond House Museum: 18.2 mi
- La Mesita: 2.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 15.6 mi
- Gates of Hell: 18.4 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 24.9 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 12.5 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Apache Springs: 18.6 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 22.6 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 7.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 20.5 mi
- Northlake Picnic ground: 16.2 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.6 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.1 mi
- Quemado Falls: 21.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Barrancos Blancos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | SE 139° | 3,976 m | 22.1 mi |
| Truchas Peak | SE 139° | 3,975 m | 22.8 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | SE 136° | 3,956 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | ESE 119° | 3,904 m | 22.3 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SE 133° | 3,805 m | 20.4 mi |
| Trampas Peak | SE 128° | 3,710 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sierra Mosca | SSE 158° | 3,603 m | 22.3 mi |
| Ripley Point | ESE 113° | 3,594 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcalde, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592000
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