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Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.

Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. from directly overhead

Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 912 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. Texas Plains Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.72528, -101.02213

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Haystack Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Mackenzie Peak: 11.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Blanco: 14.0 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 6
  • Dickens City Park: 12.8 mi
  • Crosbyton Park: 13.0 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 13.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Swenson Park: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Silver Falls: 8.9 mi
  • 20 foot falls: 9.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainSE 143°879 m6.8 mi
Mackenzie PeakESE 121°874 m11.4 mi
Indian HillSW 224°845 m10.1 mi
Bunker HillS 186°811 m12.4 mi
Negro HillSSW 204°811 m15.8 mi
Connally PeakN 10°798 m23.2 mi
Negro HillS 181°797 m14.3 mi
Boone MountainNNE 19°791 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2319:56
June solstice06:3520:2220:59
September equinox07:3319:0919:42
December solstice07:4617:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606977807972625041
Precip in0.80.91.41.82.93.02.42.02.71.71.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403539977

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