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Culebra Bluff

Culebra Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Culebra Bluff is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 924 m. McKittrick Hill stands 1,309 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushy Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
924 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.32762, -104.05744

76 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
Peaks: 15
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • M-42 Duster: 11.2 mi
  • Time Capsule: 11.5 mi
  • Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • CARLSBAD PBR #11: 16.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Lassiter Spring: 16.5 mi
  • McGruder Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Jurnigan Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Owl Spring: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 11.8 mi
  • The Reader: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKittrick HillW 279°1,309 m24.5 mi
WhiteWSW 243°1,275 m22.4 mi
Nagooltee PeakWNW 283°1,270 m24.5 mi
Azotea PeakW 278°1,267 m24.4 mi
Carnero PeakW 274°1,240 m19.6 mi
McGruder HillWNW 286°1,155 m17.3 mi
Round Mts (Three Twins)WNW 292°1,126.236 m20.6 mi
Centinela MoundESE 117°1,077 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:08
June solstice05:5119:3120:07
September equinox06:4518:2218:54
December solstice06:5416:1916:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647382848275655345
Precip in0.60.50.50.51.01.12.01.62.51.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357572520

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