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Crane High School

Crane High School from directly overhead

Crane High School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 785 m. Castle Mountain stands 958 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Juan Cordona Lake, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 19 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.39416, -102.35411

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
  • Hilltop: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • King Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Crane County High Point: 17.5 mi
  • Square Top Mountain: 20.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • Crane County Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 19.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 19.5 mi
  • Post Office Park: 19.6 mi
  • County Park: 20.0 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainSSE 150°958 m7.3 mi
King MountainSSE 148°958 m8.9 mi
Square Top MountainSE 135°921 m20.5 mi
Table Top MountainSE 141°918 m24.9 mi
Crane County High PointN 2°898 m17.5 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainSE 143°871 m24.6 mi
HilltopSSE 168°854 m5.4 mi
Bobcat HillsSSE 165°822 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4620:2220:58
September equinox07:3819:1519:48
December solstice07:4517:1417:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465059677683848476685647
Precip in0.70.50.50.71.31.21.01.41.71.60.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6385947196

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