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Culberson County

Culberson County from directly overhead

Culberson County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,312 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Overlook & Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.03889, -104.89719
Around it

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Carrizo Mountains: 2.3 mi
  • Threemile Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Hackett Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Carrizo Peak: 4.8 mi
  • Beach Mountains: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
Parks: 3
  • Rivas Park: 3.6 mi
  • Van Horn City Park: 4.0 mi
  • South Lobo Campground: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Van Horn V: 2.6 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakSW 234°2,274 m13.8 mi
Panther PeakWSW 249°1,929 m13.2 mi
Victorio PeakN 4°1,912 m19.9 mi
Sheep PeakNNW 339°1,839 m14.0 mi
Collier MesaN 351°1,784 m17.7 mi
Tumbledown MountainN 7°1,780 m7.1 mi
Beach MountainsNNE 19°1,761 m7.1 mi
Goat MountainNW 316°1,746 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0419:4020:11
June solstice06:5720:3221:07
September equinox07:4919:2619:58
December solstice07:5517:2618:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637280818073645345
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.51.12.01.91.50.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Horn, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346034683

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