The Cap Rock
The Cap Rock is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,350 m. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Taiban Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1350 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
82 named places within 25 miles
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 9.7 mi
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 10.5 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 10.5 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 10.5 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 10.5 mi
- Taiban Peak: 1.7 mi
- Candy Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.1 mi
- Twin Mesa: 9.1 mi
- Lone Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 10.8 mi
- Early Spanish Route Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Fort Sumner Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Charlotte Point: 7.8 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 16.9 mi
- The Mesa: 19.7 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 4.1 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 12.2 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 11.2 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cap Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | N 352° | 1,502 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | NNW 326° | 1,495 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Mesa | SSE 150° | 1,437 m | 20.9 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | SSE 149° | 1,428 m | 22.6 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NW 315° | 1,412 m | 9.1 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NW 305° | 1,388 m | 5.5 mi |
| White Mesa | SSE 168° | 1,348 m | 13.1 mi |
| Taiban Peak | SE 133° | 1,345 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357583553
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