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Amarillo

Amarillo from directly overhead

Amarillo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,117 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20717, -101.83078

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Potter County Courthouse Square: 0.2 mi
  • Madam Queen: 0.3 mi
  • Sandborn Park: 0.7 mi
  • East Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 54
Attractions: 25
Peaks: 18
Museums: 11
Artworks: 7
  • Rick Husband: 0.0 mi
  • Heart: 0.3 mi
  • Horse: 0.3 mi
  • Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 15.4 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 17.0 mi
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Soapberry Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • River Falls: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainW1,156 m12.5 mi
Wolf MountainWNW1,126 m11.1 mi
Coyote BluffWNW1,088 m12.7 mi
Wildcat BluffWNW1,082 m7.1 mi
Rotten HillWNW1,035 m22.5 mi
Five FingersWNW1,030 m22.9 mi
Cooley ButteSSE1,029 m16.7 mi
Brushy ButteSSE1,026 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2619:59
June solstice06:3420:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5317:0017:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047556574787770584637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470379

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