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Matador Ranch

Matador Ranch from directly overhead

Matador Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 735 m. Mackenzie Peak stands 874 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Motley County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.99817, -100.82815

28 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 13
Peaks: 8
  • Boone Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Connally Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Antelope Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Lucky Knob: 15.4 mi
  • Bull Pasture Hill: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mackenzie PeakS874 m24.7 mi
Quitaque PeaksNW865 m18.6 mi
Antelope HillNW824 m9.2 mi
Connally PeakWNW798 m8.2 mi
Boone MountainWNW791 m4.5 mi
Lucky KnobNE677 m15.4 mi
Bull Pasture HillE635 m18.4 mi
Red HillsENE635 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2219:55
June solstice06:3320:2220:58
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4617:0017:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452606978818072625042
Precip in0.80.91.42.02.83.42.02.73.01.91.11.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452354881

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