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Cedar Breaks

Cedar Breaks, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Breaks is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,090 m. Taylor Peak stands 1,304 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. 14 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1090 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.79595, -103.93162
Around it

14 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeakNE 46°1,304 m9.3 mi
CaprockENE 63°1,289 m10.9 mi
Pavo MesaWNW 300°1,150 m15.1 mi
Diamond MoundWNW 299°1,146 m20.5 mi
Tower HillS 183°1,067 m20.4 mi
Indian HillSW 232°1,041 m21.6 mi
Sand PointSSW 201°1,032 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4919:3120:08
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice06:5516:1716:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404553607079817972614941
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.21.31.71.61.91.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artesia 6S, 26 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357571706

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