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The Palisades

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Elevation
1,047 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Goat Mountain1,156 m · 18.3 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Plains Trail1.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
35.0642, -101.8046
The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded 1,047 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades State Park Concession Building, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
1047 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNW 311°1,156 m18.3 mi
Wolf MountainNW 318°1,126 m18.0 mi
Coyote BluffNW 323°1,088 m20.6 mi
Wildcat BluffNNW 327°1,082 m14.7 mi
Cooley ButteSE 126°1,029 m8.1 mi
Brushy ButteSE 128°1,026 m9.9 mi
Red MesaSE 139°1,017 m11.2 mi
Castle PeakSE 145°999 m10.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2619:59
June solstice06:3420:2821:05
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5217:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576776807871594738
Precip in0.60.41.11.02.22.72.33.01.92.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, 9 mi away.

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