Cliff · New Mexico
Reed Escarpment
Reed Escarpment is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,534 m. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Diamante, a peak 0.5 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2534 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.95362, -106.82226
- 9.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mesa Diamante: 0.5 mi
- Eagle Point: 1.9 mi
- Briggs Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Crowley Peak: 2.6 mi
- Vigil Mesa: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 12
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 13.9 mi
Parks: 8
- Chama Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Cumbres Pass Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 20.7 mi
- Poso Park: 21.2 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 20.7 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 3
- The Mother Spring: 23.8 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
- Paradise: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Tecolote Rim: 9.2 mi
- V Rock: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Bull: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Juanita: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- TA Marker: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Reed Escarpment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NE 46° | 3,892 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blackhead Peak | N 6° | 3,778 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chama Peak | ENE 61° | 3,662 m | 12.2 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | N 7° | 3,652 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | NNE 17° | 3,649 m | 13.6 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | ENE 68° | 3,587 m | 21.5 mi |
| Squaretop Mountain | N 2° | 3,567 m | 21.1 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,477 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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