Amarillo High School Monument
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
- 64.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Helicopter Display: 2.3 mi
- Fighter Jet Display: 2.3 mi
- Helium Monument: 2.4 mi
- Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum: 2.4 mi
- Smith-Rogers House: 2.9 mi
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Hobo Hills: 2.8 mi
- Amarillo Scaregrounds: 3.4 mi
- Free Wall: 4.0 mi
- Light-Red Cadillac: 4.1 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Goat Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Cooley Butte: 17.0 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 2.3 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 2.4 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 3.6 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Harrington House: 4.3 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 13.5 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- 1: 14.1 mi
- 2: 14.1 mi
- 3: 14.1 mi
- 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
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 3.5 mi
- Hope Garden: 3.6 mi
- The Palisades: 9.0 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 20.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,156 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 315° | 1,126 m | 9.0 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NW 325° | 1,088 m | 11.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | NNW 335° | 1,082 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rotten Hill | NW 311° | 1,035 m | 20.6 mi |
| Five Fingers | NW 308° | 1,030 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SE 134° | 1,029 m | 17.0 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SE 134° | 1,026 m | 18.8 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 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/926282655
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- Conway · 30 mi
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