Greetings from Quitaque
Greetings from Quitaque is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 784 m. Old Flat Top stands 923 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Quitaque - Home of the Valley Patriots, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
A mural that says Quitaque Country Club at the top and Greetings from Quitaque in a postcard style format. The background behind the letters is local scenery with canyons and a horned lizard sits in the foreground.
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
53 named places within 25 miles
- Old Flat Top: 3.5 mi
- Eagles Point: 4.9 mi
- Haynes Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Schott Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Quitaque Peaks: 11.6 mi
- Welcome to Quitaque - Home of the Valley Patriots: 0.0 mi
- In God We Trust: 0.0 mi
- In Memory of Jim & Irma Mayfield: 0.0 mi
- Quitaque Panthers & Pantherettes: 0.1 mi
- Welcome to Quitaque - Hope, Pride, Progress: 0.2 mi
- Quitaque City Park: 0.1 mi
- Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: 6.2 mi
- Bob Wills Park: 9.2 mi
- Silverton Municipal Park: 16.1 mi
- Comanchero Canyons Museum: 0.2 mi
- Bob Wills Museum: 9.5 mi
- The Jailhouse Museum: 15.8 mi
- Terry Spring: 12.3 mi
- Minnow Spring: 12.6 mi
- Gasoline: 3.1 mi
- Lingos Falls: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greetings from Quitaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Flat Top | NW 317° | 923 m | 3.5 mi |
| Quitaque Peaks | S 176° | 865 m | 11.6 mi |
| Schott Mountain | N 350° | 845 m | 11.3 mi |
| Eagles Point | N 351° | 833 m | 4.9 mi |
| Antelope Hill | SSE 161° | 824 m | 20.2 mi |
| Connally Peak | SSE 164° | 798 m | 22.2 mi |
| Indian Peak | NNW 338° | 797 m | 14.8 mi |
| Boone Mountain | SSE 158° | 791 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:23 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:23 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turkey, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11478256129
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