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Fort Hancock Merchantile

Fort Hancock Merchantile from directly overhead

Fort Hancock Merchantile is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,094 m. Sierra Blanca stands 2,100 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Machinegunner, U.S. 25th Inf. Div., Cpl Benito Martinez, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.29962, -105.84450
Around it

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • Campo Grande Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Smith Meas: 15.0 mi
  • Whiterock Hills: 17.3 mi
  • Malone Mountains: 18.1 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 20.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • Lovelady Park: 1.9 mi
  • Risinger Park: 22.5 mi
  • San Felipe Park: 22.5 mi
  • Fabens Veterans Park: 22.8 mi
  • Cotton Valley Lions Club: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra BlancaE 98°2,100 m24.4 mi
Little Blanca MountainE 92°1,880 m24.0 mi
Round TopE 94°1,746 m21.9 mi
Little Round TopE 92°1,664 m22.5 mi
Granite MountainNE 45°1,572 m20.5 mi
Gunsight HillsENE 77°1,562 m23.5 mi
Malone MountainsESE 104°1,539 m18.1 mi
Smith MeasNE 49°1,529 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4319:15
June solstice06:0019:3620:11
September equinox06:5218:2919:01
December solstice06:5916:2917:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F445057647382838175655344
Precip in0.60.30.20.20.40.71.61.41.20.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hancock 8sse, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6345930724

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