- Elevation, modelled
- 1,426 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Baldy Peak2,537 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Mountain Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3018, -104.0271
Presence of Emptiness is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 1,426 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Presence of Emptiness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 339° | 2,537 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 339° | 2,492 m | 24.7 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,354 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 348° | 2,341 m | 25.0 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,223 m | 22.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 1° | 2,221 m | 18.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,126 m | 19.8 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NE 56° | 2,098 m | 14.4 mi |
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 22 mi
135 named places within 25 miles
- Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell: 0.0 mi
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.2 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.4 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.7 mi
- Rancheria Hills: 4.5 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.4 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.3 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.6 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.8 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.7 mi
- Shipman Park: 21.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.3 mi
- Medina Park: 21.8 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.4 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.6 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 1.2 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.7 mi
- Ranger Spring: 18.9 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.8 mi
- Limpia Spring: 24.2 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.7 mi
- Tobe Spring: 25.0 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 0.2 mi
- The Block: 0.5 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.8 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:24 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marfa 3W, 3 mi away.
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