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Eagle Pass Coal Mines

Eagle Pass Coal Mines from directly overhead

Eagle Pass Coal Mines is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Chapotal Hill stands 282 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Seco Mines Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.75499, -100.49511

50 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Seco Mines Park: 0.3 mi
  • Flowers Skate Park: 1.2 mi
  • DeBonna Park: 1.3 mi
  • Eagle Field: 2.1 mi
  • Buckley Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Hillcrest: 2.9 mi
  • Deadmans Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Chapotal Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Consuelo Hill: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tequesquite Spring: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapotal HillENE 67°282 m7.8 mi
Deadmans HillE 82°276 m6.7 mi
Consuelo HillNNE 33°263 m9.8 mi
HillcrestS 178°256 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2319:54
June solstice06:4520:0920:44
September equinox07:3119:0919:40
December solstice07:3217:1517:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525765717884868780716052
Precip in0.70.71.22.02.82.22.11.73.32.11.10.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Pass 3N, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6275485879

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