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United States : New Mexico

3.7 miles (6.0 km) NW of La Luz, Otero, NM, USA
Approx. altitude: 1353 m (4438 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 33°S 74°E

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
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Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View North #3: View South #4: View West #5: Ground cover at the confluence point #6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS) #7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m #8: View North, from 120m above the point #9: View East, from 120m above the point #10: View South, from 120m above the point #11: View West, from 120m above the point #12: Nearby White Sands National Park

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  33°N 106°W (visit #8)  

#1: The confluence point lies in a thinly-vegetated desert area.  (This is also a view to the East, towards a small drainage.)

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

02-Apr-2024 -- I am currently driving from California to Texas, hoping to view the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th. Today, while driving from Deming, New Mexico to El Paso, Texas, I made a detour to revisit this easy Degree Confluence Point, that I had previously visited more than 14 years ago, in December 2009. As before, I visited White Sands National Park (formerly National Monument) en route.

As before, I parked on Rialto Road, and made the very short hike across the railroad tracks to reach the point, which was exactly as I had remembered it. It is remarkable how similar the North, East, South, West photos are to my earlier photos.

Unlike my previous visit, this time I had a drone with me, so I was able to get an aerial view of the point, and the countryside to the East.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence point lies in a thinly-vegetated desert area. (This is also a view to the East, towards a small drainage.)
#2: View North
#3: View South
#4: View West
#5: Ground cover at the confluence point
#6: All zeros! (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS)
#7: Looking down on the point from a height of 120m
#8: View North, from 120m above the point
#9: View East, from 120m above the point
#10: View South, from 120m above the point
#11: View West, from 120m above the point
#12: Nearby White Sands National Park
ALL: All pictures on one page