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Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,142 m. Buffalo Soldier Hill stands 1,218 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95024, -102.74200

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
Museums: 3
Peaks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Casas Amarillas: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo Soldier HillWSW 237°1,218 m22.2 mi
Ramsey HillS 181°1,151 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:3020:03
June solstice06:4120:2921:06
September equinox07:4019:1619:49
December solstice07:5317:0817:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250576675787669584639
Precip in0.60.40.80.82.22.92.32.62.41.50.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muleshoe 19 S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395029500

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