General Ernest O. Thompson
General Ernest O. Thompson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,091 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Homesite of Judge James Nathan Browning, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 68.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamlet School Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- River Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Bones Hooks Park: 0.8 mi
- Hines Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Homesite of Judge James Nathan Browning: 0.0 mi
- Original Thompson Park Pool: 0.1 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In Original Screen: 0.2 mi
- First Hospital on the High Plains of Texas_St. Anthony's Hospital_Founded 1901: 1.2 mi
- Wild Horse Lake: 1.5 mi
- Hornet: 0.4 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 0.4 mi
- Madam Queen: 1.9 mi
- Fisk Building: 2.3 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 2.4 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Cooley Butte: 18.8 mi
- Harrington House: 2.9 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 3.4 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 3.6 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 3.8 mi
- Rick Husband: 2.2 mi
- Horse: 2.2 mi
- Heart: 2.2 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 15.5 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 18.1 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 19.1 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 19.2 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Hope Garden: 3.1 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 3.3 mi
- The Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 22.1 mi
- River Falls: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Ernest O. Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 270° | 1,156 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | W 277° | 1,126 m | 10.5 mi |
| John Ray | NNW 348° | 1,117 m | 23.5 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 292° | 1,088 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | W 272° | 1,082 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 293° | 1,035 m | 21.4 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 291° | 1,030 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSE 154° | 1,029 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470371
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