Alto Relex
Alto Relex is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 949 m. Emory Peak stands 2,385 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Roys Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 949 m
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- Roys Peak: 1.9 mi
- Banta Shut-In: 3.3 mi
- McKinney Hills: 3.4 mi
- Sue Peaks: 6.0 mi
- Black Peaks: 6.6 mi
- Glenn Spring: 14.0 mi
- Boot Spring: 17.7 mi
- Window Springs: 18.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 19.1 mi
- Ward Spring: 20.7 mi
- An old waterpump: 21.1 mi
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 22.5 mi
- Dominguez Spring Ruins: 22.5 mi
- Comanche Trail: 23.5 mi
- Cuesta Carlota: 5.0 mi
- Pulliam Bluff: 16.0 mi
- The Window: 18.7 mi
- Fossil Bone Exhibit: 8.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 11.2 mi
- Big Bend NP: 17.8 mi
- Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Maderas del Carmen: 11.0 mi
- Tierra Silvestre Cañón del Diablo: 17.8 mi
- San Vicente: 13.2 mi
- Glenn Springs: 14.0 mi
- The Window Pour Off: 18.8 mi
- Cattrail Falls: 19.2 mi
- Big Bend National Park: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alto Relex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Peak | WSW 248° | 2,385 m | 18.0 mi |
| Townsend Point | WSW 245° | 2,304 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lost Mine Peak | WSW 251° | 2,262 m | 14.7 mi |
| Toll Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,255 m | 17.0 mi |
| Casa Grande Peak | WSW 251° | 2,165 m | 16.6 mi |
| Crown Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,132 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ward Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,100 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pulliam Peak | WSW 258° | 2,077 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:33 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:21 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Matamoros).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panther Junction, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Big Bend National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jul; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356698585
Day trips start here
- Big Bend National Park · 15 mi
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