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Brooks Cemetery

Brooks Cemetery from directly overhead

Brooks Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,167 m. Chinati Peak stands 2,354 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Here Milton Faver, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

About

The story

cemetery in Presidio County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117498614, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.81117, -104.30584

Overlooks nearby

Around it

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Cerro Tren: 3.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Cerro Orona: 8.1 mi
  • Cienega Mountains: 9.0 mi
  • La Mesa: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
Springs: 4
  • Chupadero Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cat Spring: 10.8 mi
  • White Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Rancho Viejo Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooks Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinati PeakNW 314°2,354 m14.2 mi
Sierra PardaNW 305°2,190 m16.4 mi
Cleveland PeakNNW 327°1,977 m22.7 mi
Cerro OronaWNW 286°1,912 m8.1 mi
AgujaNNW 329°1,827 m11.6 mi
La MesaNNW 333°1,649 m10.0 mi
Cerro PardoNW 322°1,635 m24.1 mi
Black HillsNNE 15°1,569 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0219:3820:09
June solstice06:5820:2721:02
September equinox07:4619:2419:55
December solstice07:4917:2718:03

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515765738289888882736151
Precip in0.50.40.50.20.41.01.81.40.90.70.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Presidio, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470766

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