Glenrio
Glenrio is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,171 m. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Abandoned Texaco Station, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
ghost town in Quay County, New Mexico and Deaf County, Texas in the United States
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.4 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 22 mi
- Caprock View · 22 mi
25 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Purcell: 14.9 mi
- Endee Hill: 15.7 mi
- Rusk Hill: 15.8 mi
- Little Park Hill: 16.7 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 0.1 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 0.3 mi
- Route 66 Mid Point: 21.7 mi
- McFarland Brothers Bank Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Shollenbarger Mercantile Company Building Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 15.1 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 16.9 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 17.2 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 22.5 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 0.6 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sand Point: 8.5 mi
- Boise: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenrio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | SSW 211° | 1,422 m | 17.1 mi |
| San Jon Hill | SW 233° | 1,403 m | 22.1 mi |
| Little Park Hill | SSW 208° | 1,399 m | 16.7 mi |
| Boney Hill | SSW 213° | 1,362 m | 19.1 mi |
| Purcell | S 184° | 1,361 m | 14.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 183° | 1,359 m | 14.5 mi |
| Endee Hill | SSW 192° | 1,328 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rusk Hill | SSW 196° | 1,277 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:33 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 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, 17 mi away.
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