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Ruddick Park

Ruddick Park from directly overhead

Ruddick Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 638 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Comanche Village Massacre, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Park in Mitchell County, Texas, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31495940, matched on coordinates and name (183 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39405, -100.85166

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Clay Smith Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Morgan Peak: 11.5 mi
  • Red Hills: 11.6 mi
  • Beals Mountain: 14.5 mi
Parks: 13
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
  • Paredes Park: 1.5 mi
  • Loraine City Park: 8.3 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 18.2 mi
  • Roscoe Memorial Park: 18.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruddick Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainESE794 m17.9 mi
Jackson MountainSSE788 m22.7 mi
Stepp MountainSSE786 m23.6 mi
Flattop MountainW765 m24.4 mi
Wildhorse MountainW761 m23.7 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNE752 m8.1 mi
Silver PeakSSE696 m24.7 mi
Morgan PeakWSW691 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3820:1820:54
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4217:0517:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647380848275655244
Precip in0.91.31.71.52.13.02.03.01.92.31.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452351120

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