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Sitting Bull Falls

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bush MountainSSW 206°2,626 m24.3 mi
Hunter PeakSSW 199°2,517 m24.2 mi
Lost PeakSSW 206°2,383 m21.1 mi
Deer HillSSW 209°2,135 m13.0 mi
Cutoff MountainSW 217°2,114 m21.6 mi
Panorama PeakSSW 213°2,051 m17.1 mi
Coyote PeakSW 214°2,026 m20.8 mi
Plowman PeakSSW 214°1,992 m18.7 mi

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3819:11
June solstice05:5319:3320:09
September equinox06:4818:2518:57
December solstice06:5716:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434854627079807771625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 11 mi away.

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