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Dr. Preston C. Coleman

Dr. Preston C. Coleman from directly overhead

Dr. Preston C. Coleman is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 636 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart of West Texas Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38951, -100.86363

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Clay Smith Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Morgan Peak: 10.8 mi
  • Red Hills: 11.1 mi
  • Beals Mountain: 13.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ruddick Park: 1.0 mi
  • Paredes Park: 1.2 mi
  • Loraine City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 18.9 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainESE 110°794 m18.5 mi
Jackson MountainSSE 148°788 m22.8 mi
Stepp MountainSSE 151°786 m23.6 mi
McWhorter MountainS 184°766 m24.8 mi
Flattop MountainW 279°765 m23.7 mi
Wildhorse MountainW 265°761 m23.0 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNE 50°752 m8.8 mi
Silver PeakSSE 155°696 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3820:1820:54
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4217:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647380848275655244
Precip in0.91.31.71.52.13.02.03.01.92.31.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452351126

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