Barry Scobee Mountain
Barry Scobee Mountain is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,467 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Granado Mountain, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 3 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scobee Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Sleeping Lion Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Casket Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Nine Hill: 4.3 mi
- Granado Mountain: 0.0 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic Church: 1.2 mi
- Fort Davis: 1.2 mi
- San Antonio-El Paso Road: 1.4 mi
- Hotel Limpia: 1.7 mi
- Modesta Springs: 5.7 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 14.3 mi
- Limpia Spring: 15.7 mi
- Bridge Spring: 17.3 mi
- Peewee Spring: 17.4 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.2 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.8 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.8 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 20.9 mi
- Old Town Square Park: 21.6 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 0.8 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 1.4 mi
- Neill Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of the Big Bend: 21.7 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 22.0 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 21.9 mi
- The Block: 22.5 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 23.0 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 9.9 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 23.2 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 12.2 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 15.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Barry Scobee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | W 276° | 2,537 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Livermore | W 276° | 2,492 m | 17.6 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | W 267° | 2,354 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 283° | 2,341 m | 14.3 mi |
| Richman Mountain | W 278° | 2,315 m | 17.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 322° | 2,296 m | 9.9 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,281 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pine Mesa | W 270° | 2,223 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6385747192
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