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El Lobanillo

El Lobanillo from directly overhead

El Lobanillo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Matlock Hills stands 164 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is County Line Baptist Church and Cemetery, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 14 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

Coordinates31.47593, -93.91730

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Forse Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Matlock Hills: 6.9 mi
  • Height Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Hieght Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Merritt Mountain: 12.0 mi
Parks: 5
  • Pine Park: 8.2 mi
  • Blount Park: 15.1 mi
  • San Augustine Park: 21.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 22.9 mi
  • Fort Polk Recreation Site: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Matlock HillsNNW 326°164 m6.9 mi
Big HillNW 326°164 m17.6 mi
Forse MountainNW 310°162 m4.8 mi
Hieght HillNW 320°156 m7.8 mi
Height HillNW 320°151 m7.6 mi
Sand HillESE 124°122 m15.4 mi
Chinquapin HillS 174°116 m20.9 mi
Rock HillESE 123°114 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:1219:4920:24
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1216:4017:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657379828276675749
Precip in4.95.15.24.74.34.83.24.34.24.74.75.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Augustine, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453473954

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