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Brazos Cliffs

Brazos Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Brazos Cliffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,991 m. Chama Peak stands 3,662 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2991 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.74946, -106.39364
Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Springs: 21
  • Moeller Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Spring Number One: 9.9 mi
  • El Camino Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Warm Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Fifteen Springs: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 13
Parks: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 1.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 1.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 1.9 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 2.0 mi
  • Tecolote Rim: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • TA Marker: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 13.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Aldo Leopold House: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chama PeakNNW 327°3,662 m23.9 mi
Jarosa PeakN 351°3,587 m22.5 mi
Grouse MesaN 352°3,477 m5.7 mi
Brazos PeakN 9°3,440 m4.1 mi
Pinorealosa MountainN 2°3,343 m21.5 mi
Canjilon MountainS 169°3,326 m12.7 mi
San Antonio MountainENE 70°3,326 m22.1 mi
Neff MountainN 353°3,318 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4819:5020:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1316:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425161666457463526
Precip in2.01.71.91.51.80.82.02.82.11.71.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570985

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