Baxter's Curve Train Robbery
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. 14 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
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
14 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29: 3.4 mi
- El Buen Pastor Methodist Church: 9.2 mi
- General Alexander W. Terrell: 9.3 mi
- Sanderson Flash Flood: 9.3 mi
- Terrell County: 10.0 mi
- Terrell County Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
- Dryden: 9.4 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 9.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Top Mountain | NW 316° | 1,064 m | 20.6 mi |
| Loma Vista | SE 140° | 620 m | 17.2 mi |
| Shafter Hills | SSE 150° | 589 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cable Hills | SSE 153° | 526 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:29 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:49 | 20:19 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 17:18 | 17:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/10174648596
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