Blackwell School
Blackwell School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,427 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort D.A. Russell, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Marfa, Presidio County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110000306, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 22 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Rancheria Hills: 4.9 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.0 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.0 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.2 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.2 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.2 mi
- Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell: 0.4 mi
- Hotel El Paisano: 0.4 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.5 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.6 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.3 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.7 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.0 mi
- Medina Park: 21.5 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.3 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 0.8 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.4 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 21.9 mi
- Ranger Spring: 18.6 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.4 mi
- Limpia Spring: 24.0 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.5 mi
- Tobe Spring: 24.8 mi
- The Block: 0.2 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.4 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.4 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.2 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 0.5 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackwell School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 338° | 2,537 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 338° | 2,492 m | 24.5 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,354 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 347° | 2,341 m | 24.7 mi |
| Richman Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,315 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 337° | 2,223 m | 22.8 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 360° | 2,221 m | 17.9 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,126 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:24 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marfa 3W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453470784
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