Sand Point
Sand Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,306 m. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 8.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1306 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.2 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 32.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 22 mi
- Caprock View · 23 mi
30 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Purcell: 8.6 mi
- Endee Hill: 10.5 mi
- Rusk Hill: 11.1 mi
- Rusk Hill: 13.4 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 8.4 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 20.1 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 20.5 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 22.4 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 8.5 mi
- Little Juarez Cafe (Abandoned): 8.5 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 8.6 mi
- Route 66 Mid Point: 22.0 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 9.0 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Rhea Community: 23.7 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | WSW 241° | 1,422 m | 14.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,406 m | 13.6 mi |
| San Jon Hill | WSW 255° | 1,403 m | 22.2 mi |
| Little Park Hill | WSW 239° | 1,399 m | 13.6 mi |
| Boney Hill | WSW 240° | 1,362 m | 16.5 mi |
| Purcell | SSW 213° | 1,361 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 214° | 1,359 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rusk Hill | SW 234° | 1,329 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:32 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 17:05 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356745917
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