The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,094 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Peak, a peak 6.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 17 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1094 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
37 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Peak: 6.4 mi
- Red Bull Hill: 10.0 mi
- Red Hills: 12.4 mi
- Fivemile Point: 13.0 mi
- Yucca Mesa: 13.3 mi
- The Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- The Killing of General J. J. Byrne: 17.2 mi
- Hudspeth County: 17.2 mi
- America's Second Transcontinental Railroad: 17.2 mi
- Sierra Blanca Methodist Church: 17.3 mi
- Fort Quitman: 11.8 mi
- Etholen: 17.6 mi
- Arispe: 17.9 mi
- Lasca: 20.5 mi
- Finlay: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Teepee Rest Stop: 19.5 mi
- Nativa Spring: 11.1 mi
- Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum: 17.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | E 93° | 2,274 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sierra Blanca | N 2° | 2,100 m | 21.7 mi |
| Panther Peak | E 84° | 1,929 m | 20.3 mi |
| Little Blanca Mountain | N 1° | 1,880 m | 23.9 mi |
| Round Top | N 356° | 1,746 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Round Top | N 358° | 1,664 m | 24.0 mi |
| Triple Hill | N 8° | 1,653 m | 23.3 mi |
| Yucca Mesa | NNE 26° | 1,612 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:34 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:28 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hancock 8sse, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356747476
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