Cliff · New Mexico
Devils Point
Devils Point is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,127 m. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2127 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.51419, -104.20109
- 14.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 14.7 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 89.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lone Tree Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fudge Hill: 3.0 mi
- Trujillo Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Temple Peak: 3.3 mi
- Hogeye Mesa: 3.8 mi
Parks: 8
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 2.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
- View of the Rocks Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Point of Rocks Historical Marker: 6.7 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Grave: 4.3 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 24.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 22.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Farley: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Devils Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 6° | 2,682 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NE 54° | 2,655 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pine Buttes | NNE 21° | 2,569 m | 5.1 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | NE 54° | 2,542 m | 8.2 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NE 35° | 2,486 m | 22.7 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NE 35° | 2,481 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jose Butte | NNE 22° | 2,471 m | 22.2 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | N 351° | 2,462 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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