- Elevation
- 1,445 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bush Mountain2,626 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 32.2448, -104.6970
Sitting Bull Falls is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 1,445 m. Bush Mountain stands 2,626 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Shelter, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1445 m
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sitting Bull Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,626 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hunter Peak | SSW 199° | 2,517 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lost Peak | SSW 206° | 2,383 m | 21.1 mi |
| Deer Hill | SSW 209° | 2,135 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SW 217° | 2,114 m | 21.6 mi |
| Panorama Peak | SSW 213° | 2,051 m | 17.1 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SW 214° | 2,026 m | 20.8 mi |
| Plowman Peak | SSW 214° | 1,992 m | 18.7 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
- Thayer Hill: 5.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.2 mi
- Ares Peak: 6.3 mi
- Dinner Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pickett Hill: 9.4 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 18.1 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 19.7 mi
- Bell Spring: 21.5 mi
- Soldier Spring: 23.2 mi
- Smith Spring: 23.4 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 3.9 mi
- CARLSBAD PBR #11: 24.7 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 0.0 mi
- Queen: 4.7 mi
- Frijole Ranch Museum: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 13 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 25 mi
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