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White Cliffs

White Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

White Cliffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,145 m. Chuska Peak stands 2,624 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.4 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2145 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.56808, -108.68064
Around it

114 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 39
  • China Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Kit Carson Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Coal Mine Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Santa Fe Spring: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 34
Parks: 18
Attractions: 7
  • Santa Fe Caboose: 4.3 mi
  • Church Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Hoodoos: 4.4 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 11.9 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 13.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Red Rock Musuem: 4.1 mi
  • George Galaris Multiultural Center: 4.3 mi
  • Gallup History Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Navajo Museum: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • USMC Sculpture: 4.3 mi
  • Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 4.3 mi
  • Wind Biker: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • window rock: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chuska PeakNNW 338°2,624 m23.6 mi
Deza BluffsNNW 347°2,519 m23.7 mi
Barometer MountainSE 128°2,451 m19.4 mi
Mesa ButteE 94°2,447 m11.9 mi
Midget MesaE 95°2,429 m11.3 mi
Red MesaSSE 167°2,311 m17.6 mi
Pyramid RockESE 104°2,282 m3.7 mi
Ram MesaENE 65°2,249 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0019:5620:34
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2116:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441485767727063513930
Precip in0.90.90.80.60.70.32.02.41.21.10.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Sand & Gravel, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357581906

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