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Iraan

Iraan from directly overhead

Iraan is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 675 m. Indian Mesa stands 947 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Center Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.91389, -101.89907
Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 29
Peaks: 12
  • Round Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Noelke Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Southwest Mesa: 16.0 mi
Parks: 11
  • Community Center Park: 0.0 mi
  • Iraan City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sheffield City Park: 15.9 mi
  • Fort Lancaster State Historic Site: 20.9 mi
  • Fort Lancaster Scenic Overlook: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pecos Spring: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iraan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MesaW 274°947 m16.6 mi
Southwest MesaNW 313°933 m16.0 mi
Square Top MountainNNW 326°921 m22.4 mi
Noelke HillN 357°920 m15.8 mi
Table Top MountainNW 320°918 m17.8 mi
Round MountainN 352°908 m8.2 mi
Cedar HillN 3°884 m13.4 mi
Lone MountainNE 48°876 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2819:59
June solstice06:4620:1920:55
September equinox07:3719:1419:46
December solstice07:4217:1417:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455158677683848477675447
Precip in1.00.60.80.91.91.71.21.61.82.01.00.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheffield, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397855

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