- Elevation, modelled
- 1,430 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Baldy Peak2,537 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Mountain Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:02local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3087, -104.0247
The Block is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 1,430 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Winter Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Block. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 339° | 2,537 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 339° | 2,492 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,365 m | 24.9 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,354 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 348° | 2,341 m | 24.5 mi |
| Richman Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,315 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 337° | 2,223 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 0° | 2,221 m | 17.7 mi |
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 22 mi
140 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 56
- Rancheria Hills: 5.0 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.0 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.2 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.2 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.2 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.2 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.2 mi
- Hotel El Paisano: 0.3 mi
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.3 mi
Parks: 10
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.7 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.4 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.8 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.1 mi
- Medina Park: 21.6 mi
Museums: 7
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.2 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.2 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 0.8 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Ranger Spring: 18.7 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.3 mi
- Limpia Spring: 23.8 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.3 mi
- Tobe Spring: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.5 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 0.6 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Winter Garden: 0.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Chinati Foundation: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 15.8 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 |
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