Pitchfork Ranch
Pitchfork Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Mackenzie Peak stands 874 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Town Mountain, a peak 8.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 28 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
33 named places within 25 miles
- King County: 10.4 mi
- King County Courthouse: 12.2 mi
- Leo Roark: 12.9 mi
- Dickens Cemetery: 16.7 mi
- Dickens Springs: 17.0 mi
- Dog Town Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 11.0 mi
- Red Hill: 11.4 mi
- Croton Breaks: 11.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 17.0 mi
- Dickens City Park: 17.6 mi
- Swenson Park: 20.0 mi
- Jayton Park: 24.8 mi
- 6666 Ranch: 11.4 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 20.3 mi
- Dickens Spring: 17.1 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pitchfork Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Peak | W 279° | 874 m | 18.6 mi |
| Soldier Mound | WSW 257° | 756 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cathey Hill | W 266° | 751 m | 18.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 224° | 703 m | 11.4 mi |
| Steele Hills | SW 234° | 678 m | 19.2 mi |
| Croton Breaks | W 264° | 655 m | 11.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSE 153° | 613 m | 11.5 mi |
| Fourmile Hill | ENE 64° | 592 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guthrie, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403539974
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