The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,610 m. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 18 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1610 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- Rose Peak: 4.2 mi
- Jackass Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Godfrey Peak: 7.2 mi
- Snaggletooth: 7.4 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 18.0 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 20.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 20.4 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 22.9 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 23.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 1.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 3.2 mi
- Old Mill: 19.9 mi
- Donkey Statue: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | E 88° | 3,620 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 81° | 3,518 m | 10.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 78° | 3,276 m | 12.4 mi |
| White Horse Hill | ENE 65° | 3,111 m | 9.9 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NE 50° | 2,966 m | 14.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 74° | 2,942 m | 15.6 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 74° | 2,906 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cow Mountain | E 89° | 2,858 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357587034
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