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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: 14
  • Ruddick Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.9 mi
  • Paredes Park: 1.5 mi
  • Loraine City Park: 8.3 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 18.2 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 MountainESE 111°794 m17.9 mi
Jackson MountainSSE 150°788 m22.7 mi
Stepp MountainSSE 153°786 m23.6 mi
Flattop MountainW 278°765 m24.4 mi
Wildhorse MountainW 264°761 m23.7 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNE 49°752 m8.1 mi
Silver PeakSSE 156°696 m24.7 mi
Morgan PeakWSW 256°691 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 5080 °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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