White Cliffs
White Cliffs is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,360 m. Vicks Peak stands 3,126 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alamocita, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.5 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1360 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 8.1 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- Crater Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kettle Top Butte: 7.0 mi
- Huerfano Hill: 7.4 mi
- Sierra Fijardo: 7.8 mi
- Sierras Mediano: 9.9 mi
- Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- T or C Art Park: 15.0 mi
- Geronimos Spring Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Triangle Park: 15.0 mi
- Ralph Edwards Park: 15.0 mi
- Deer Springs: 14.9 mi
- Aragon Spring: 15.8 mi
- San Jose 'spring: 17.0 mi
- Questa Spring: 17.5 mi
- Stanley /spring: 18.5 mi
- Alamocita: 2.4 mi
- Zapata: 2.4 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 2.4 mi
- Canta Recio: 16.2 mi
- Paraje: 16.6 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Long Point: 7.0 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 15.1 mi
- Palomas Gap: 20.0 mi
- Unknown Arch: 21.5 mi
- Red Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 24.5 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 24.7 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 24.9 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 15.0 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 15.7 mi
- El Camino Real International Heritage Center: 18.5 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 15.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 19.8 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 19.9 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 14.7 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
- Garcia Falls: 19.5 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 19.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicks Peak | NW 315° | 3,126 m | 21.3 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | NW 314° | 3,089 m | 22.3 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | NW 322° | 3,082 m | 24.2 mi |
| Biscuit Knob | NW 313° | 2,616 m | 22.9 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,587 m | 23.1 mi |
| Casa Grande | NW 316° | 2,573 m | 19.4 mi |
| San Juan Peak | NNW 338° | 2,466 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cuchillo Mountain | W 269° | 2,388 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357581904
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