Horsehead Crossing
Horsehead Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 713 m. Big Mesa stands 960 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 16 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
49 named places within 25 miles
- Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River: 3.2 mi
- Castle Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Castle Gap: 11.1 mi
- Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A.: 11.1 mi
- McCamey: 15.4 mi
- Girvin Butte: 11.8 mi
- Hilltop: 12.9 mi
- Castle Mountain: 14.2 mi
- King Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Bobcat Hills: 15.0 mi
- Dunbar Park: 15.9 mi
- Post Office Park: 16.3 mi
- Crane County Park: 16.4 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 16.7 mi
- County Park: 16.7 mi
- Edruvera: 10.4 mi
- Baldridge, Texas: 13.5 mi
- Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Mendoza Trail Museum: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsehead Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mesa | S 186° | 960 m | 19.2 mi |
| Castle Mountain | ENE 56° | 958 m | 14.2 mi |
| King Mountain | ENE 63° | 958 m | 14.5 mi |
| Guayule Mountain | SW 216° | 957 m | 19.2 mi |
| East Mesa | SSW 207° | 953 m | 19.8 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | ESE 109° | 933 m | 24.7 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | E 91° | 921 m | 22.6 mi |
| Saddle Butte | SSW 202° | 920 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:30 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:47 | 20:22 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:16 | 17:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6385830222
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