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Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum

Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum from directly overhead

Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 829 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Railroad Section House, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.61847, -102.81202

60 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Monahans Sandhills: 4.7 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 19.2 mi
  • Ector County High Point: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainN 352°1,066.8 m19.2 mi
Ector County High PointN 2°1,024 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3120:03
June solstice06:4720:2421:00
September equinox07:4019:1719:49
December solstice07:4817:1617:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465059677583848376665547
Precip in0.60.40.60.61.11.61.91.92.11.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monahans 6 ENE, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346332517

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