Comanche Rim
Comanche Rim is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,251 m. Lobo Peak stands 3,684 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Mojino, a peak 2.4 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2251 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 19.7 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 21 mi
- U S Hill · 24 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Mojino: 2.4 mi
- Tres Orejas: 6.2 mi
- Petaca Peak: 6.5 mi
- Cerrito Dormilon: 6.6 mi
- Petaca Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Dawn Treader Stargate Earthship: 9.8 mi
- Earthship Community: 10.2 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Petaca Point: 12.1 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 12.3 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 20.0 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 20.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 10.4 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 12.4 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Harding Mine: 18.4 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 15.0 mi
- Classical Gas Museum: 16.1 mi
- Davy Museum: 17.0 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 17.4 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 18.0 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 16.4 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 16.9 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 17.1 mi
- Native Art: 19.0 mi
- Red Horse: 19.1 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 15.6 mi
- La Mesita: 17.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 20.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 10.3 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 13.8 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.6 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 13.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 21.4 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Comanche Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobo Peak | ENE 60° | 3,684 m | 23.9 mi |
| Perra Peak | ENE 62° | 3,547 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gallina Peak | ENE 65° | 3,320 m | 22.5 mi |
| Picuris Peak | SE 132° | 3,292 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lucero Peak | ENE 73° | 3,286 m | 23.0 mi |
| Burned Mountain | NW 315° | 3,101 m | 23.2 mi |
| Tusas Mountain | NW 319° | 3,090 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mogote Peak | W 280° | 3,048 m | 22.2 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 | 20:26 |
| 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: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593396
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