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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. 47 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

47 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
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 HillENE282 m7.8 mi
Deadmans HillE276 m6.7 mi
Consuelo HillNNE263 m9.8 mi
HillcrestS256 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 50–80 °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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