Mount Blanco Community
Mount Blanco Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 871 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Blanco, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- G. W. Smith Home: 2.4 mi
- Big Four School: 3.7 mi
- Village of Cone: 8.3 mi
- Citizens National Bank: 9.3 mi
- High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith: 9.3 mi
- Mount Blanco: 0.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Negro Hill: 20.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 20.5 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 9.4 mi
- Lions Park: 11.9 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 14.0 mi
- Floydada Park: 14.0 mi
- Annie M. Taylor Park: 14.3 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 9.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 13.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 9.6 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 17.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.0 mi
- 20 foot falls: 10.4 mi
- Pumpkin: 13.6 mi
- Estacado: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Blanco Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 121° | 879 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | ESE 115° | 874 m | 24.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSE 155° | 845 m | 13.4 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 162° | 811 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 146° | 811 m | 20.5 mi |
| Connally Peak | NE 43° | 798 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:23 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403514534
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