Pecos River High Bridge
Pecos River High Bridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 410 m. Blue Hills stands 658 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 29 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
road bridge in Texas
Dates from 1957.
Wikidata Q20776137, matched on coordinates and name (341 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
29 named places within 25 miles
- The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore: 0.0 mi
- Near Site, Southern Pacific Ceremony of Silver Spike: 4.6 mi
- Site of Vinegarroon: 4.6 mi
- Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos: 4.6 mi
- Comstock: 10.9 mi
- White Shaman Cave: 0.5 mi
- White Shaman Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center: 14.3 mi
- Roy Bean’s Opera House, Town Hall, and Seat of Justice: 14.3 mi
- Turkey Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Rough Canyon Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Langtry: 14.3 mi
- Carlos Camp Spring: 23.0 mi
- Blue Hills: 24.2 mi
- Rough Canyon Recreational Area: 24.4 mi
- Dolan Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pecos River High Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hills | N 2° | 658 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:26 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:46 | 20:15 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:15 | 17:51 |
Local time (America/Matamoros).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langtry, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453813642
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