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D.W. "80 John" Wallace

D.W. "80 John" Wallace from directly overhead

D.W. "80 John" Wallace is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 714 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area, a rest area 1.6 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38942, -100.68115

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Bench Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Clay Smith Peak: 16.9 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 19.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • Loraine City Park: 2.1 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 8.7 mi
  • Roscoe Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
  • George Parks Field: 9.5 mi
  • Ruddick Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of D.W. "80 John" Wallace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainSE 133°794 m9.2 mi
Jackson MountainS 176°788 m19.4 mi
Stepp MountainS 178°786 m20.7 mi
Wildcat MountainE 96°775 m19.2 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNW 326°752 m6.9 mi
Cottonwood MountainE 90°740 m20.5 mi
Ninemile HillE 96°730 m19.0 mi
Beacon HillENE 79°710 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:55
June solstice06:3720:1720:54
September equinox07:3219:0919:41
December solstice07:4117:0517:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452351107

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