Red Rim
Red Rim is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,635 m. Las Mesas Del Conjelon stands 2,131 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Head, a peak 6.0 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 11 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1635 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 50.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
31 named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Head: 6.0 mi
- Gato Point: 6.4 mi
- Kicking Foot Mesa: 7.3 mi
- Deer Mountain: 7.5 mi
- El Sierro: 7.9 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 11.8 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 18.9 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
- Mills: 20.3 mi
- ☉☉: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Mesas Del Conjelon | NW 306° | 2,131 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mogote Hills | WNW 288° | 1,993 m | 20.6 mi |
| Alto de Hormiga | NW 316° | 1,988 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mejan Mesa | W 267° | 1,953 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cuernudo Hills | NW 318° | 1,935 m | 15.1 mi |
| Spear Hills | NNE 19° | 1,897 m | 24.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,789 m | 7.5 mi |
| Apache Point | E 90° | 1,776 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357578760
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