Pecos County
Pecos County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 893 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hovey School, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
57 named places within 25 miles
- Hovey School: 1.2 mi
- Historic Fort Stockton: 1.2 mi
- Fort Stockton Officers' Quarters: 1.2 mi
- Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church: 1.2 mi
- Fort Stockton Guard House: 1.2 mi
- Fivemile Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Twomile Hill: 4.5 mi
- Sevenmile Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 6.1 mi
- Flat Top: 6.2 mi
- James Rooney Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Zero Stone Park: 1.6 mi
- Instinct Park: 1.6 mi
- Lannom Park: 1.9 mi
- Rocket Park: 2.0 mi
- Comanche Springs: 1.5 mi
- Bonebrake Spring: 19.7 mi
- Monument Springs: 19.7 mi
- Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 1.3 mi
- Giant Road Runner: 1.3 mi
- Annie Riggs Museum: 1.5 mi
- Baldridge, Texas: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pecos County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madera | S 189° | 1,370 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SW 224° | 1,154 m | 19.5 mi |
| Twelvemile Mesa | SW 224° | 1,139 m | 11.8 mi |
| Triple Butte | WSW 239° | 1,107 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fivemile Mesa | SE 131° | 1,024 m | 3.6 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | SW 221° | 972 m | 6.1 mi |
| Twomile Hill | W 266° | 961 m | 4.5 mi |
| Big Mesa | E 86° | 960 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:31 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:49 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:18 | 17:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346397857
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