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Leo Roark

Leo Roark from directly overhead

Leo Roark is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 536 m. Red Hill stands 703 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is King County Courthouse, a historic site 0.8 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62267, -100.30957

19 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Fourmile Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Dog Town Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 17.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pouring Spring: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWSW 245°703 m23.0 mi
Croton BreaksW 263°655 m24.4 mi
Haystack MountainSSW 213°613 m14.2 mi
Fourmile HillNW 317°592 m4.3 mi
Wild Horse MountainNE 42°577 m19.0 mi
Buzzard PeakESE 115°569 m17.8 mi
Kiowa PeakSE 142°553 m23.8 mi
Lowrance MountainNE 53°552 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:3220:1920:55
September equinox07:3019:0719:40
December solstice07:4316:5917:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281848375645243
Precip in1.01.21.52.03.23.32.12.82.52.01.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guthrie, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052584

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