Red Cliffs
Red Cliffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,224 m. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2224 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Santa Rita Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Moreno Hill: 4.1 mi
- Circle Butte: 4.8 mi
- Los Pilares: 7.1 mi
- Mesita De Yeso: 8.4 mi
- Cabin Spring: 0.5 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 4.4 mi
- Zuni Spring: 5.1 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 5.5 mi
- Marez Spring: 8.3 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,593 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | E 95° | 2,391 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cerro Pomo | E 83° | 2,382 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa Tinaja | SE 136° | 2,355 m | 18.2 mi |
| Chimney Hill | ENE 78° | 2,354 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cerro Cantina | E 81° | 2,336 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cerro Brujos | E 88° | 2,328 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tejana Mesa | SE 146° | 2,326 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357578692
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