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Colonel C. M. Winkler

Colonel C. M. Winkler from directly overhead

Colonel C. M. Winkler is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 872 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Winkler County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 21 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.85679, -103.09346

61 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 24
Parks: 23
  • Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • Walton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Birtciel Park: 0.5 mi
  • Plaza Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Kermit Sand Hills: 9.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Ector County High Point: 18.4 mi
  • Monahans Sandhills: 18.6 mi
  • Old Baldy: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Southeast corner of New Mexico: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Trail Ahead: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainE1,067 m14.1 mi
Ector County High PointENE1,024 m18.4 mi
Old BaldyNNW988 m23.2 mi
Custer MountainNW985 m24.0 mi
Kermit Sand HillsNE930 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3220:04
June solstice06:4820:2621:02
September equinox07:4119:1819:51
December solstice07:4917:1617:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647381828175655345
Precip in0.50.51.00.51.41.51.41.52.01.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kermit, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346201928

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