Bandanna Point
Bandanna Point rises to 1,406 m in New Mexico. Deer Hill stands 2,135 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Azotea Mesa, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,406 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Sitting Bull Falls: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 16.6 mi
- Living Desert Zoo & Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park: 18.2 mi
- Carlsbad Youth Sports Complex: 18.2 mi
- Azotea Mesa: 0.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.8 mi
- Cone Butte: 4.2 mi
- McKittrick Hill: 6.0 mi
- Azotea Peak: 6.1 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 13.8 mi
- M-42 Duster: 20.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 20.9 mi
- Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 20.9 mi
- McGruder Spring: 14.1 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 14.2 mi
- Lassiter Spring: 15.0 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 23.0 mi
- La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System: 16.4 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 18.0 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.3 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.7 mi
- The Reader: 20.2 mi
- The Artist Gallery Carlsbad NM: 20.4 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Telltale Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Queen: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bandanna Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Hill | SW 219° | 2,135 m | 22.7 mi |
| Wild Cow Mesa | SSW 201° | 1,985 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pickett Hill | SW 232° | 1,964 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dinner Hill | SSW 202° | 1,952 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ares Peak | WSW 253° | 1,757 m | 14.5 mi |
| Texas Hill | WNW 290° | 1,689 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thayer Hill | SSW 204° | 1,687 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 202° | 1,668 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:33 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591955
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 14 mi
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