The Caprock
The Caprock is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,365 m. Mesa Redonda stands 1,580 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedford Hill, a peak 8.4 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1365 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Caprock View · 9 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 9 mi
50 named places within 25 miles
- Bedford Hill: 8.4 mi
- San Jon Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 11.4 mi
- Ragland Hill: 15.4 mi
- Boney Hill: 15.7 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 9.4 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 16.3 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 16.5 mi
- Dunn Park: 21.0 mi
- Wailes Park: 21.1 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari): 21.4 mi
- Tee Pee Curios: 21.4 mi
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Tucumcari Mountain Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
- Comanche Country Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum: 21.8 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- The Legendary Road: 21.8 mi
- Bellview: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Caprock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Redonda | WNW 287° | 1,580 m | 11.4 mi |
| Saddleback Mesa | W 273° | 1,569 m | 20.3 mi |
| Tucumcari Mountain | NW 323° | 1,509 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,499 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,496 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mesa Quemado | WNW 291° | 1,478 m | 22.4 mi |
| Ragland Hill | WSW 245° | 1,470 m | 15.4 mi |
| Park Hill | ENE 78° | 1,422 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357582286
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