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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. 62 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

62 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 24
Parks: 24
  • 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 MountainE 80°1,066.8 m14.1 mi
Ector County High PointENE 71°1,024 m18.4 mi
Old BaldyNNW 330°988 m23.2 mi
Custer MountainNW 326°985 m24.0 mi
Kermit Sand HillsNE 42°930 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 5080 °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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