Helium Monument
Helium Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,113 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 64 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 63.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Medical Center Park (Medipark): 0.2 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.7 mi
- Belmar School Park: 1.0 mi
- Avondale School Park: 1.0 mi
- Olsen Park School Park: 1.5 mi
- Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum: 0.0 mi
- Smith-Rogers House: 1.2 mi
- Amarillo High School Monument: 2.4 mi
- Amarillo Helium Plant: 2.4 mi
- Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat"): 2.7 mi
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Hobo Hills: 0.5 mi
- Amarillo Scaregrounds: 2.5 mi
- Light-Red Cadillac: 3.5 mi
- White Cadillac: 3.5 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Goat Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Rotten Hill: 18.8 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 0.0 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 3.3 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 3.8 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Harrington House: 4.2 mi
- Horse: 4.4 mi
- Heart: 4.4 mi
- Rick Husband: 4.7 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 14.8 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 14.9 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 15.8 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.0 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 2.0 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 22.3 mi
- River Falls: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helium Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,156 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 305° | 1,126 m | 7.2 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NW 318° | 1,088 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | NW 326° | 1,082 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rotten Hill | NW 307° | 1,035 m | 18.8 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 303° | 1,030 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SE 138° | 1,029 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SE 138° | 1,026 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:01 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/609552420
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