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Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock)

Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock) from directly overhead

Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,182 m. Haleys Peak stands 2,068 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.15337, -103.28763
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beckwith Hills: 3.6 mi
  • East Bourland Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Payne Hills: 5.1 mi
  • West Bourland Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Wood Hollow Mountains: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 1
  • Post Park: 0.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Gage Gardens: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haleys PeakW 274°2,068 m22.5 mi
Santiago PeakSSW 199°1,992 m23.3 mi
Old Blue MountainN 357°1,886 m18.0 mi
Elephant MountainWSW 240°1,865 m16.9 mi
Mount OrdWNW 295°1,852 m15.2 mi
Bird MountainNW 312°1,849 m18.1 mi
Cathedral MountainNNW 342°1,788 m11.4 mi
Leonard MountainNNE 16°1,765 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:3320:05
June solstice06:5320:2320:58
September equinox07:4219:2019:51
December solstice07:4617:2217:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855627076777671635245
Precip in0.50.30.40.71.61.62.31.71.61.30.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marathon, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279202

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