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Double Mills

Double Mills from directly overhead

Double Mills is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 835 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,992 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Comanche Trail, a historic site 5.8 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 24 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.74281, -103.16081
Around it

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Black Hills: 8.6 mi
  • Black Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Sosa Peak: 10.2 mi
  • Red Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Y E Mesa: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Starlingua Ranch: 21.4 mi
  • Fossil Bone Exhibit: 22.4 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Bone Spring: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakWNW 293°1,992 m16.6 mi
Sue PeaksSSE 154°1,780 m24.8 mi
Rosillo PeakSSW 199°1,659 m15.5 mi
Nine Point MesaWSW 251°1,633 m19.4 mi
Shely PeaksNE 35°1,584 m22.8 mi
Y E MesaWNW 287°1,581 m11.3 mi
West Corazon PeakSW 223°1,552 m23.6 mi
Stuarts PeakSSE 154°1,545 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3320:04
June solstice06:5320:2220:57
September equinox07:4219:1919:51
December solstice07:4517:2217:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461707884858478695850
Precip in0.40.30.30.51.11.41.81.61.60.80.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Persimmon GAP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12394945886

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