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Dolores Townsite

Dolores Townsite from directly overhead

Dolores Townsite is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. Army Signal Corps Building, a historic site 7.0 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.33580, -100.53533

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 20.1 mi
  • Popword Park and Field: 20.6 mi
  • Moore Park: 21.1 mi
  • La puerta colorada artega Park: 21.2 mi
  • Lt Thomas Romanelli Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Pinto Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Las Moras Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Elm Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Indian Head Peak: 18.9 mi
  • Eagle Pass Hill: 19.9 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 2
  • Tequesquite Spring: 17.1 mi
  • San Felipe Springs: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNE 31°634 m23.4 mi
Dutch MountainNE 37°588 m22.2 mi
Salmon PeakENE 66°547 m24.4 mi
Turkey MountainE 83°545 m20.4 mi
Loma la CruzENE 61°532 m23.8 mi
Las Moras MountainE 81°511 m8.9 mi
Pinto MountainNE 41°477 m8.7 mi
Pear MountainENE 69°474 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2319:54
June solstice06:4420:1120:45
September equinox07:3119:0919:40
December solstice07:3317:1317:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515663707782848579706052
Precip in0.81.01.91.43.53.42.32.53.12.41.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6277479413

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