Amarillo Helium Plant
Amarillo Helium Plant is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,140 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 61 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
division of the U.S. Bureau of Mines
Wikidata Q123346123, matched on coordinates and name (94 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 61.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Homestead Park: 0.8 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 2.3 mi
- Medical Center Park (Medipark): 2.3 mi
- Belmar School Park: 2.4 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 2.7 mi
- Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum: 2.4 mi
- Helium Monument: 2.4 mi
- Amarillo High School Monument: 3.3 mi
- Smith-Rogers House: 3.6 mi
- William Henry Bush: 4.7 mi
- Light-Red Cadillac: 1.1 mi
- White Cadillac: 1.1 mi
- Blue Cadillac: 1.1 mi
- Second Amendment Cowboy: 1.1 mi
- Cadillac Ranch: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Rotten Hill: 17.4 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 2.4 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 5.2 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 6.0 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- Harrington House: 6.5 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 15.3 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 15.7 mi
- 1: 16.0 mi
- 2: 16.0 mi
- 3: 16.0 mi
- Horse: 6.8 mi
- Heart: 6.8 mi
- Rick Husband: 7.1 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 14.3 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 14.4 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 4.4 mi
- Hope Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 23.5 mi
- River Falls: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amarillo Helium Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,156 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 323° | 1,126 m | 5.8 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NNW 333° | 1,088 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | N 6° | 1,082 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rotten Hill | NW 313° | 1,035 m | 17.4 mi |
| Five Fingers | NW 309° | 1,030 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SE 132° | 1,029 m | 20.3 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SE 132° | 1,026 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:01 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470325
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