Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell
Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,427 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Presence of Emptiness, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Marfa, Presidio County, Texas
Wikidata Q16255786, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
- 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
134 named places within 25 miles
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.3 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.4 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 0.6 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.7 mi
- Hotel El Paisano: 0.8 mi
- Rancheria Hills: 4.5 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.4 mi
- Black Peaks: 11.3 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.6 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 8.8 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 20.7 mi
- Shipman Park: 21.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.3 mi
- Medina Park: 21.8 mi
- Blackwell School: 0.4 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Marfa Museum: 0.7 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 1.2 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.7 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.0 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 0.2 mi
- The Block: 0.5 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 1.8 mi
- Ranger Spring: 18.9 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.8 mi
- Limpia Spring: 24.2 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.7 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 339° | 2,537 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 339° | 2,492 m | 24.7 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,354 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pine Peak | NNW 348° | 2,341 m | 25.0 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,223 m | 22.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 1° | 2,221 m | 18.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,126 m | 19.9 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NE 56° | 2,098 m | 14.4 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/12453470786
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