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Little Mexico (Northeast Junction)

Little Mexico (Northeast Junction) from directly overhead

Little Mexico (Northeast Junction) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Brokeleg Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Veterans Reunion, Site of 1908, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.49526, -99.74893
Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 10
  • Round Top: 2.0 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Black Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Joes Point: 18.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Rock Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Walton Spring: 13.9 mi
  • West Spring: 14.2 mi
  • East Spring: 14.3 mi
  • The Big Springs: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Schreiner Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 1.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Mexico (Northeast Junction). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeleg MountainW 272°715 m24.0 mi
Cedar KnobW 264°701 m20.7 mi
Black MountainWSW 258°683 m10.8 mi
Allison MountainWSW 256°682 m11.8 mi
Gobblers KnobS 170°676 m20.8 mi
Joes PointW 259°671 m18.6 mi
Monument MountainENE 75°662 m18.9 mi
Steamboat MountainE 93°608 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848377675649
Precip in0.91.12.01.83.22.81.52.02.42.11.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066303

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