Pacheco Bluff
Pacheco Bluff is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,245 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker, a historic site 5.2 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1245 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Cowboy and dog next to fence at Billy the Kid F.O.E.: 5.5 mi
- Cowgirl by fence at Billy the Kid F.O.E.: 5.5 mi
- Sadie's woman making tortilla mural: 5.6 mi
- Cattle trail wagon trail mural: 5.7 mi
- Mural of boy climbing fence: 5.7 mi
- Twin Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Candy Mesa: 12.1 mi
- Mesita del Anil: 16.4 mi
- Lone Mesa: 16.8 mi
- Taiban Peak: 18.4 mi
- Fort Sumner Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Early Spanish Route Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 11.4 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 20.9 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 6.7 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Charlotte Point: 15.2 mi
- The Cap Rock: 16.9 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pacheco Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | ENE 63° | 1,502 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | NNE 13° | 1,495 m | 16.4 mi |
| Conejo Mesa | SW 228° | 1,474 m | 23.5 mi |
| Twin Mesa | ENE 72° | 1,412 m | 10.6 mi |
| Candy Mesa | E 91° | 1,388 m | 12.1 mi |
| Taiban Peak | ESE 104° | 1,345 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lomas Gatos | SE 142° | 1,288 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 121° | 1,275 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sumner Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357582599
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