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Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A.

Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 704 m. McKenzie Mesa stands 1,010 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.09716, -102.33765

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
  • Bobcat Hills: 4.4 mi
  • Girvin Butte: 7.1 mi
  • King Mountain: 13.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Tunas Peak: 14.1 mi
Parks: 6
  • Dunbar Park: 7.0 mi
  • Post Office Park: 7.2 mi
  • County Park: 7.4 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 7.7 mi
  • Crane County Park: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKenzie MesaS 190°1,010 m21.9 mi
Sherbino MesaS 175°990 m23.8 mi
Big MesaSW 221°960 m16.8 mi
King MountainNNE 16°958 m13.5 mi
Castle MountainN 11°958 m14.5 mi
Guayule MountainWSW 246°957 m22.3 mi
East MesaWSW 238°953 m21.4 mi
Indian MesaSE 141°947 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4720:2120:57
September equinox07:3819:1619:47
December solstice07:4417:1517:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475259687683858478685648
Precip in0.70.60.91.11.32.11.71.91.81.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6385947191

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