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Red Point

Red Point, seen from above at true elevation

Red Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,174 m. Mount McElroy stands 1,992 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 4.9 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 10 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1174 m
Getting there

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Coordinates31.21041, -104.17214
Around it

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Iron Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • San Martine Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Spring Hills: 9.3 mi
  • Kent Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bone Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Cole Spring: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McElroySSE 163°1,992 m21.8 mi
Woulfter MountainSSE 158°1,949 m15.5 mi
Indian PeakSSE 163°1,943 m23.1 mi
Gomez PeakSSE 155°1,913 m14.1 mi
Newman PeakSSE 156°1,881 m14.3 mi
Buckhorn MountainSSE 159°1,807 m23.0 mi
Round MountainS 190°1,783 m17.4 mi
Horse Camp PeakSSW 210°1,771 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:3720:09
June solstice06:5420:2921:05
September equinox07:4619:2319:55
December solstice07:5217:2217:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056647279797872645447
Precip in0.70.40.40.60.91.32.71.72.01.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent 8SE, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356744049

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