Cliff · New Mexico

Black Bluff

Black Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Black Bluff is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,760 m. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Mesa, a peak 11 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1760 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.80141, -103.54051

14.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
112.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Timber Mesa: 11.0 mi
Peacock Hill: 11.5 mi
Island Mesa: 11.9 mi
Baldy Hill: 12.0 mi
Cobert Mesa: 12.9 mi

Parks4

Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways: 20.1 mi
Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker: 24.8 mi
Black Jack Ketchum Historical Marker: 24.8 mi

Museums2

Folsom Museum: 21.1 mi
The Old Branson Jail: 24.1 mi

Rest areas1

Sierra Grande Rest Area: 15.9 mi

Attractions1

Folsom Museum Historic Site: 21.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Black Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sierra Grande	WSW 251°	2,655 m	19.8 mi
Capulin Mountain	W 267°	2,486 m	23.7 mi
Capulin Mountain	W 267°	2,481 m	23.7 mi
Emery Peak	WNW 287°	2,229 m	18.2 mi
Alps Mesa	WNW 294°	2,204 m	21.2 mi
Umbrella Mesa	WNW 287°	2,193 m	23.5 mi
Klondike Mesa	WNW 290°	2,188 m	23.6 mi
Mud Hill	W 270°	2,179 m	22.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:59	18:32	19:06
June solstice	05:36	19:39	20:17
September equinox	06:43	18:19	18:53
December solstice	07:04	16:02	16:42

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	34	36	43	50	59	68	72	70	64	53	42	34
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.6	1.9	3.6	3.2	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357570710

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