Tecolote Rim
Tecolote Rim is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,561 m. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Prado, a peak 1.4 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2561 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Loma Prado: 1.4 mi
- Tecolote Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Horse Lake Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Sawmill Mesa: 6.4 mi
- El Cerro: 6.5 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 11.6 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 11.6 mi
- Chama Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 11.6 mi
- Cumbres Pass Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 9.2 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 11.5 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 14.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 19.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bull: 10.7 mi
- TA Marker: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tecolote Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NNE 22° | 3,892 m | 20.6 mi |
| Chama Peak | NNE 27° | 3,662 m | 16.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | N 2° | 3,649 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | NE 45° | 3,587 m | 23.7 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | E 89° | 3,477 m | 19.8 mi |
| Navajo Peak | N 5° | 3,441 m | 18.3 mi |
| Brazos Peak | E 94° | 3,440 m | 21.2 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NE 52° | 3,318 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chama, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586936
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