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Maroon Cliffs

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Elevation
1,039 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Hat Mesa1,194 m · 14.4 mi
Nearest byway
Guadalupe Back Country Byway28.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:07local time
Coordinates
32.4921, -103.8866
Maroon Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Maroon Cliffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded 1,039 m. Hat Mesa stands 1,194 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 3.6 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The record
Elevation
1039 m
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hat MesaE 93°1,194 m14.4 mi
Centinela MoundS 173°1,077 m17.5 mi
Tower HillW 280°1,067 m3.6 mi
Indian HillWNW 292°1,041 m21.3 mi
Sand PointW 272°1,032 m10.8 mi
Bushy KnobSW 221°983 m12.4 mi
On the road
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
Peaks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:07
June solstice05:4919:3120:07
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5416:1716:55

Local time (America/Denver).

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