Chalk Bluff
Chalk Bluff is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,143 m. Cedar Hill stands 1,407 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 2.9 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1143 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Asa Guffey Park: 17.1 mi
- Delta West Park: 17.3 mi
- Berrendo Park: 17.3 mi
- Linda Vista Park: 17.4 mi
- Del Norte Park: 17.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Panther Hill: 5.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.5 mi
- PoquitA Mesa: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 20.3 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-11: 5.5 mi
- Roswell Historic Marker: 14.3 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 16.2 mi
- Iron Cross: 19.3 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 19.3 mi
- McBride Museum: 18.8 mi
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 19.1 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 19.3 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 19.9 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 20.0 mi
- Mesa Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 19.3 mi
- Dunlap Sill: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | W 261° | 1,407 m | 20.3 mi |
| PoquitA Mesa | N 356° | 1,373 m | 20.3 mi |
| Blackwater Hill | SW 226° | 1,334 m | 20.6 mi |
| Haystack Butte | ENE 73° | 1,267 m | 23.9 mi |
| Little Haystack | ENE 74° | 1,255 m | 23.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,248 m | 7.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 85° | 1,242 m | 21.3 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 342° | 1,239 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357571854
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