Telltale Bluffs
Telltale Bluffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 952 m. Lookout Point stands 1,421 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Puckett Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 952 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
86 named places within 25 miles
- Puckett Park: 2.0 mi
- Hall Addition Park: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Millenium Park: 2.5 mi
- Alejandro Ruiz Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Sand Point: 8.9 mi
- McGruder Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bushy Knob: 9.7 mi
- Round Mts (Three Twins): 12.0 mi
- Round Mts (Three Twins): 12.1 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Culebra Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Maroon Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- LIvingston Ridge: 19.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.1 mi
- M-42 Duster: 2.3 mi
- Time Capsule: 2.5 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 2.5 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 16.9 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #1: 20.7 mi
- La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 6.6 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.1 mi
- Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.4 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 24.2 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.5 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 8.2 mi
- McGruder Spring: 8.8 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 16.6 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 2.8 mi
- The Reader: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telltale Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Point | W 264° | 1,421 m | 21.9 mi |
| Azotea Mesa | WSW 257° | 1,406 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bandanna Point | WSW 257° | 1,406 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cone Butte | W 268° | 1,350 m | 21.4 mi |
| Walt | W 274° | 1,347.826 m | 20.8 mi |
| Old Ranch Knoll | W 275° | 1,332 m | 20.5 mi |
| McKittrick Hill | W 263° | 1,309 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rizado Point | WNW 282° | 1,290 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:32 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:19 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357580984
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- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 27 mi
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