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Pecos County

Pecos County from directly overhead

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. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.89303, -102.85679

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Parks: 9
Springs: 3
  • Comanche Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Bonebrake Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Monument Springs: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 1.3 mi
  • Giant Road Runner: 1.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MaderaS 189°1,370 m21.0 mi
Pikes PeakSW 224°1,154 m19.5 mi
Twelvemile MesaSW 224°1,139 m11.8 mi
Triple ButteWSW 239°1,107 m19.3 mi
Round MountainS 169°1,091 m14.7 mi
Fivemile MesaSE 131°1,024 m3.6 mi
Fivemile HillSW 221°972 m6.1 mi
Twomile HillW 266°961 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3120:03
June solstice06:4920:2320:59
September equinox07:4019:1819:50
December solstice07:4617:1817:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397857

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