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The Cap Rock

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Elevation
1,350 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lone Mesa1,502 m · 11.1 mi
Nearest byway
Mesalands Scenic Byway16.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:13local time
Coordinates
34.4773, -104.0327
The Cap Rock, seen from above at true elevation

The Cap Rock is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
1350 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MesaN 352°1,502 m11.1 mi
Mesita del AnilNNW 326°1,495 m23.1 mi
The MesaSSE 150°1,437 m20.9 mi
Negrohead ButteSSE 149°1,428 m22.6 mi
Twin MesaNW 315°1,412 m9.1 mi
Candy MesaNW 305°1,388 m5.5 mi
White MesaSSE 168°1,348 m13.1 mi
Taiban PeakSE 133°1,345 m1.7 mi

82 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:08
June solstice05:4519:3520:13
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice07:0016:1216:50

Local time (America/Denver).

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