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Red Bluffs

Red Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Red Bluffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,539 m. Gacho Hill stands 1,763 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burro Hill, a peak 13 miles away. 11 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21536, -104.94666

11 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gacho HillNNW 334°1,763 m16.1 mi
Loma AltaNNE 14°1,701 m18.9 mi
Yeso MesaNNE 26°1,684 m14.9 mi
Yeso HillsNNE 28°1,668 m14.4 mi
Cowboy MesaSSW 208°1,647 m14.1 mi
El Morro MesaENE 66°1,527 m14.8 mi
Gyp HillSSW 194°1,519 m15.7 mi
Conejo MesaENE 73°1,474 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3919:12
June solstice05:4919:3820:16
September equinox06:4918:2518:58
December solstice07:0316:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148556473767468564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramon 8 SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357578676

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