Historic site · Texas
Prude Ranch
Prude Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,535 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west, 14 miles off. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates30.60541, -103.94866
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Arabella Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Casket Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sleeping Lion Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Scobee Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Prude Ranch: 0.2 mi
- Grierson-Sproul House: 2.8 mi
- Trueheart House: 3.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Fort Davis: 3.3 mi
- Fort Davis United Methodist Church: 3.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Modesta Springs: 8.3 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 10.4 mi
- Limpia Spring: 11.6 mi
- Bridge Spring: 13.3 mi
- Peewee Spring: 13.3 mi
Parks: 10
- Killingsworth Arena: 22.5 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 23.1 mi
- Shipman Park: 23.2 mi
- American Legion Park: 23.2 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Overland Trail Museum: 3.4 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 3.7 mi
- Neill Museum: 7.3 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 7.3 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Sleeping Figure: 20.6 mi
- The Block: 21.0 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 21.5 mi
- untitled (dawn to dusk): 21.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- McDonald Observatory: 6.8 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 8.4 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Winter Garden: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Prude Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | W 279° | 2,537 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Livermore | W 279° | 2,492 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | W 277° | 2,365 m | 15.5 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | W 267° | 2,354 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 289° | 2,341 m | 10.4 mi |
| Richman Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,315 m | 13.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,296 m | 8.3 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,281 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:55 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:23 | 18:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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