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Prada Marfa

Prada Marfa from directly overhead

Prada Marfa is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,336 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Y-Six Hills, a peak 6.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

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Coordinates30.60345, -104.51851
Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
  • Y-Six Hills: 6.2 mi
  • Little Flattop: 9.9 mi
  • Indian Peak: 9.9 mi
  • Sacahuista Butte: 10.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Butte: 11.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Horn Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Tobe Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Peewee Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Bridge Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Limpia Spring: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • South Lobo Campground: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prada Marfa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakE 84°2,537 m20.6 mi
Mount LivermoreE 84°2,492 m20.6 mi
Brooks MountainE 84°2,365 m18.6 mi
Paradise MountainE 91°2,354 m22.5 mi
Pine PeakE 81°2,341 m24.3 mi
Sawtooth MountainENE 72°2,333 m18.2 mi
Richman MountainE 82°2,315 m21.4 mi
Whitetail MountainENE 78°2,281 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0319:3820:10
June solstice06:5720:2921:04
September equinox07:4719:2419:56
December solstice07:5217:2518:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627178787772635245
Precip in0.60.40.40.40.71.82.41.41.71.20.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/357863959

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