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Baxter's Curve Train Robbery

Baxter's Curve Train Robbery from directly overhead

Baxter's Curve Train Robbery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 698 m. Two Top Mountain stands 1,064 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29, a historic site 3.4 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.06200, -102.26913

15 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 6
  • Hominy Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Javelina Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Loma Vista: 17.2 mi
  • Cable Hills: 17.7 mi
  • Shafter Hills: 18.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Terrell County Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Bicentennial Park: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Two Top MountainNW 316°1,064 m20.6 mi
Loma VistaSE 140°620 m17.2 mi
Shafter HillsSSE 150°589 m18.9 mi
Cable HillsSSE 153°526 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4920:1920:54
September equinox07:3819:1619:47
December solstice07:4217:1817:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495462707883858478695850
Precip in0.70.60.50.41.31.21.00.91.11.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dryden Terrell CO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10174648596

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