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Amarillo High School Monument

Amarillo High School Monument from directly overhead

Amarillo High School Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,127 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is John Stiff Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 64 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

public school in USA

Dates from 1889.

Wikidata Q4740270, matched on coordinates and name (118 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16570, -101.90570

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Stiff Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ridgecrest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Nevermind Park: 1.1 mi
  • Radiant Park: 1.2 mi
  • Belmar School Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 26
Peaks: 16
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 13.5 mi
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 13.6 mi
  • 1: 14.1 mi
  • 2: 14.1 mi
  • 3: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Horse: 4.9 mi
  • Heart: 4.9 mi
  • Rick Husband: 5.1 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 12.5 mi
  • Tex Randall statue: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • River Falls: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainWNW 302°1,156 m9.5 mi
Wolf MountainNW 315°1,126 m9.0 mi
Coyote BluffNW 325°1,088 m11.5 mi
Wildcat BluffNNW 335°1,082 m5.8 mi
Rotten HillNW 311°1,035 m20.6 mi
Five FingersNW 308°1,030 m20.8 mi
Cooley ButteSE 134°1,029 m17.0 mi
Brushy ButteSE 134°1,026 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2620:00
June solstice06:3420:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1319:46
December solstice07:5317:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947546474777668574537
Precip in0.70.51.31.42.52.82.52.81.42.10.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/926282655

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