Ghost town · Texas
Upland
Upland is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 817 m. King Mountain stands 958 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin Museum, a museum 2.5 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
ghost town in Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.36639, -101.98056
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
56 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 33
- Weir No. 1 Oil Well: 6.9 mi
- First State Bank of Rankin: 10.0 mi
- Upland First Upton County Seat: 10.0 mi
- John C. Upton and His Brother, W. F. Upton: 10.0 mi
- Site of First Church in Upton County: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 12
- Square Top Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Noelke Hill: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 16.0 mi
- King Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 18.7 mi
Parks: 6
- Dub Day Arena & Park: 10.1 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 21.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 21.5 mi
- County Park: 21.6 mi
- Post Office Park: 21.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Rankin Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mendoza Trail Museum: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | WSW 252° | 958 m | 18.2 mi |
| Castle Mountain | WSW 257° | 958 m | 18.9 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | SSW 199° | 933 m | 21.6 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | SSW 211° | 921 m | 14.8 mi |
| Noelke Hill | SSE 166° | 920 m | 16.0 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSW 200° | 918 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 171° | 908 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSE 163° | 884 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:28 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:21 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:13 | 17:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 22 mi away.
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