Permian Sea Tide Ripples
Permian Sea Tide Ripples is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Marys Peak stands 552 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Breaks State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
Tread lightly to preserve these sandstone ripples, left by an ancient sea millions of years ago.
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Pease City: 3.6 mi
- Foard County: 5.9 mi
- Site of the Town of Margaret: 7.9 mi
- Crowell Schools: 8.4 mi
- First Christian Church: 8.7 mi
- Raggedy: 4.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Teacup Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 8.8 mi
- Little Mound: 8.9 mi
- Fire Hall Museum: 8.7 mi
- Foard County Museum: 8.7 mi
- Hardeman County Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Red River Valley Museum: 24.6 mi
- Copper Breaks State Park: 0.2 mi
- Quanah City Park: 12.8 mi
- Historic Windmill: 0.9 mi
- Dark Sky Viewing Area: 0.9 mi
- Medicine Mound: 10.2 mi
- Acme: 15.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Boiling Spring: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Permian Sea Tide Ripples. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Peak | W 262° | 552 m | 16.4 mi |
| Big Mound | NE 48° | 522 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hepsidam Hill | NW 312° | 510 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cedar Mound | NE 51° | 506 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dixie Mound | SSW 199° | 498 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 219° | 494 m | 5.7 mi |
| Third Mound | NE 55° | 489 m | 8.9 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 19° | 488 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9212442024
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