White Bluffs
White Bluffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,003 m. Placer Mountain stands 2,700 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildhorse Mesa, a peak 6.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2003 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.4 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
- 16.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Galisteo Basin Overlook · 16 mi
- Village Vista · 17 mi
- Gronquist Arroyo Overlook · 25 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildhorse Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 6.3 mi
- Pine Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Los Cobreros Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 11.5 mi
- Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Southern Rockies Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Stanley Community Park: 12.1 mi
- Lamy Park: 12.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods Historical Marker: 14.7 mi
- Moon Crescent: 12.0 mi
- 16-cylinder locomotive engine: 12.2 mi
- Red Horse: 14.5 mi
- Ghost Bison: 16.1 mi
- Horse: 16.3 mi
- El Ortiz Hotel: 12.2 mi
- Making Travel a Pleasure: 12.2 mi
- The Iron Backbone of New Mexico: 12.2 mi
- Hamilton: 12.2 mi
- CERRILLOS - Official Scenic Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
- Cerrillos Opera House Historic Site: 16.5 mi
- Madrid Boarding House Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- abandoned mine marker: 17.7 mi
- Henderson Store: 18.9 mi
- Seton Castle Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Pflueger: 12.2 mi
- Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum: 16.6 mi
- Madrid Museum (Old coal town): 16.7 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 22.2 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 22.3 mi
- Santa Fe Conservation Trust: 9.9 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 15.5 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 16.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.4 mi
- Waldo: 18.0 mi
- Las Ruedas: 18.8 mi
- Bonanza City: 20.4 mi
- Hagan: 24.3 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 20.8 mi
- Biowall: 21.8 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 14.7 mi
- Devils Throne: 17.1 mi
- Yoh toh: 16.9 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of White Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placer Mountain | W 278° | 2,700 m | 16.3 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,665 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | N 9° | 2,657 m | 21.6 mi |
| Glorieta Mesa | NNE 28° | 2,499 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cerro de Escobas | NNE 31° | 2,499 m | 18.6 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,498 m | 17.6 mi |
| Oro Quay Peak | WSW 256° | 2,483 m | 16.3 mi |
| Rowe Peak | NE 37° | 2,453 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 2 NNE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581897
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