Chinati Foundation
Chinati Foundation is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,425 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 0.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
contemporary art museum in Marfa, Texas
Dates from 1986.
Wikidata Q1073616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 22 mi
133 named places within 25 miles
- Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell: 0.2 mi
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.4 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.5 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.8 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.9 mi
- Rancheria Hills: 4.4 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.4 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.3 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.8 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.7 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.7 mi
- Shipman Park: 21.0 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.3 mi
- Medina Park: 21.8 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.5 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.8 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.8 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 1.3 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.9 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.2 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 0.3 mi
- The Block: 0.7 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.8 mi
- Ranger Spring: 18.8 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.9 mi
- Limpia Spring: 24.4 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.9 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.7 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chinati Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 339° | 2,537 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 339° | 2,492 m | 24.8 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,354 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,223 m | 23.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 1° | 2,221 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,126 m | 20.0 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NE 55° | 2,098 m | 14.5 mi |
| Haleys Peak | ESE 111° | 2,068 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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