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Oil and Gas Industry in Pecos County

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Oil and Gas Industry in Pecos County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 906 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.89385, -102.87872

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Twomile Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Fivemile Mesa: 4.7 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Flat Top: 5.8 mi
  • The Needle Point: 6.2 mi
Parks: 9
Springs: 3
  • Comanche Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Monument Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Bonebrake Spring: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.1 mi
  • Giant Road Runner: 0.1 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oil and Gas Industry in Pecos County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MaderaS 186°1,370 m20.9 mi
Pikes PeakSW 221°1,154 m18.7 mi
Twelvemile MesaSW 218°1,139 m11.0 mi
Triple ButteWSW 237°1,107 m18.3 mi
Round MountainSSE 164°1,091 m15.0 mi
Fivemile MesaESE 121°1,024 m4.7 mi
Fivemile HillSSW 210°972 m5.4 mi
Twomile HillW 263°961 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3220:03
June solstice06:5020:2320:59
September equinox07:4119:1819:50
December solstice07:4617:1817:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582838276685649
Precip in0.70.50.60.81.41.91.81.82.01.30.60.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397863

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