James Buchanan Gillett
James Buchanan Gillett is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,441 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Gymnasium, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 21 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 22 mi
133 named places within 25 miles
- Rancheria Hills: 4.6 mi
- Orphan Hill: 9.8 mi
- Puertacitas Mountains: 11.7 mi
- Black Peaks: 12.0 mi
- Mano Prieto Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Hunter Gymnasium: 0.8 mi
- Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell: 0.8 mi
- Fort D.A. Russell: 0.9 mi
- Blackwell School: 1.0 mi
- Humphris-Humphreys House: 1.1 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 9.6 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 21.3 mi
- Shipman Park: 21.7 mi
- American Legion Park: 21.9 mi
- Medina Park: 22.5 mi
- Blackwell School: 1.0 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 1.1 mi
- Marfa Museum: 1.1 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 1.6 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 21.6 mi
- Ranger Spring: 19.6 mi
- Modesta Springs: 19.9 mi
- Limpia Spring: 23.6 mi
- Peewee Spring: 24.0 mi
- Tobe Spring: 24.3 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 0.8 mi
- The Block: 0.9 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 2.4 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.8 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 1.0 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Buchanan Gillett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | NNW 341° | 2,537 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Livermore | NNW 341° | 2,492 m | 24.0 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,365 m | 24.6 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,354 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pine Peak | N 349° | 2,341 m | 24.4 mi |
| Richman Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,315 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pine Mesa | NNW 339° | 2,223 m | 22.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 3° | 2,221 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:56 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:23 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:24 | 18:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marfa 3W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453470788
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