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Peña Colorado

Peña Colorado, seen from above at true elevation

Peña Colorado is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,282 m. Haleys Peak stands 2,068 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock), a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1282 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.15711, -103.27962
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beckwith Hills: 4.1 mi
  • East Bourland Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Payne Hills: 5.6 mi
  • Wood Hollow Mountains: 5.6 mi
  • West Bourland Mountain: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 1
  • Post Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Gage Gardens: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Peña Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haleys PeakW 273°2,068 m23.0 mi
Santiago PeakSSW 200°1,992 m23.7 mi
Old Blue MountainN 356°1,886 m17.8 mi
Elephant MountainWSW 240°1,865 m17.5 mi
Mount OrdWNW 294°1,852 m15.5 mi
Bird MountainNW 310°1,849 m18.3 mi
Cathedral MountainNNW 339°1,788 m11.3 mi
Leonard MountainNNE 14°1,765 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:3320:05
June solstice06:5320:2320:58
September equinox07:4219:2019:51
December solstice07:4617:2217:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855627076777671635245
Precip in0.50.30.40.71.61.62.31.71.61.30.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marathon, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356751513

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