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Prude Ranch

Prude Ranch from directly overhead

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. The nearest named place is Grierson-Sproul House, a historic site 2.8 miles away. 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

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
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
Museums: 8
  • Overland Trail Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Rattlers & Reptiles: 3.7 mi
  • Neill Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Marfa Museum: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
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 17.3 miles of Prude Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakW2,537 m13.5 mi
Mount LivermoreW2,492 m13.5 mi
Brooks MountainW2,365 m15.5 mi
Paradise MountainW2,354 m11.5 mi
Pine PeakWNW2,341 m10.4 mi
Richman MountainWNW2,315 m13.0 mi
Black MountainNNW2,296 m8.3 mi
Whitetail MountainWNW2,281 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3620:08
June solstice06:5520:2721:02
September equinox07:4519:2219:54
December solstice07:5017:2318:00

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056637178777671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.22.33.02.62.11.30.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6385745978

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