Dolores Townsite
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. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
104 named places within 25 miles
- U.S. Army Signal Corps Building: 7.0 mi
- Carver School Grounds: 7.0 mi
- Staff Officers' Quarters: 7.0 mi
- Adjutant's Quarters: 7.1 mi
- Seminole Indian Scouts' Cemetery: 7.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fort Clark Guardhouse: 7.3 mi
- San Felipe Exes Student Memorial Center: 21.4 mi
- San Felipe EXES Memorial Center: 21.4 mi
- Whitehead Memorial Museum: 21.9 mi
- Abbey Road Cafe and Beatles Museum: 23.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 31° | 634 m | 23.4 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | NE 37° | 588 m | 22.2 mi |
| Salmon Peak | ENE 66° | 547 m | 24.4 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | E 83° | 545 m | 20.4 mi |
| Loma la Cruz | ENE 61° | 532 m | 23.8 mi |
| Las Moras Mountain | E 81° | 511 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | NE 41° | 477 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pear Mountain | ENE 69° | 474 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:23 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:11 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:13 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6277479413
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