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Chaco Wash

Floor1,848 m6,063 ft
Depth
121 m
Rim
2,002 m
Length
42.7 km
Tonight
46°FPartly cloudy · Wind 5–10 mph E

Chaco Wash is up to 121 m deep: the rim reaches 2,002 m and the floor 1,848 m, along 42.7 km.

All facts
Floor
1,848 m
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Depth

Depth of Chaco Wash

Up to 121 m deep (typically 96 m) along the 42.7 km in view.

1,8001,9002,0002,100121 mrimfloor02042.7 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Chaco Wash 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 27.3 × 27.3 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Chaco Wash terrain and contours

20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Chaco Wash elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Chaco Wash weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 46°F (8°C) · 27% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph E

Chaco Wash forecast for about 1,971 m.

  • Tonight46°27%5–10 mph E
  • Sat41°61°80%10–20 mph SE
  • Sun37°56°8%5 mph S
  • Mon38°58°1%0–5 mph NE
  • Tue39°62°–5 mph S
  • Wed40°61°1%5 mph SW
  • Thu41°62°25%5 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:02 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Chaco Wash

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Chaco Wash, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest trailhead

    Casa Rinconada Trailhead

    0.3 km SE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Pueblo Bonito parking

    0.3 km ENE · +2 more within 0.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Casa Rinconada TrailheadTrailhead0.3 km SE
Pueblo Bonito parkingParking0.3 km ENE
Parking0.3 km SE
Parking0.6 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 27.3 × 27.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 95% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
94.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
4.1%
Steep, 30–45°
1.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
1.3% of the 745 km² view
Relief in view
354 m low point 1,844 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 43.8%Grassland 40.8%Shrubland 15.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 13.6 km of Chaco Wash.

NESW5 km15 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Fajada Butte2,020 m 5.4 km WSW
  2. 2South Mesa2,063 m 8.8 km WSW
  3. 3West Mesa2,038 m 13 km W
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 13.6 km; 283 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard158
  • Kingcup Cactus95
  • Canyon Towhee94
  • Wapiti82
  • Common Raven64
  • Saltlover45
Where it sits

Where Chaco Wash sits

Region
New Mexico13United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Chaco Wash downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia