Ruins of the Ranch Home of Manuel Musqiz
Ruins of the Ranch Home of Manuel Musqiz is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,446 m. Paradise Mountain stands 2,354 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion's Head Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- granite
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 7 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion's Head Hill: 0.6 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Antelope Peak: 5.0 mi
- Mitre Peak: 5.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.7 mi
- First Rural School West of Pecos River: 3.7 mi
- Pioneer Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Smith-Carlton Adobe House: 5.4 mi
- Jeff Davis County: 5.7 mi
- Union Mercantile: 5.7 mi
- Modesta Springs: 0.7 mi
- Ranger Spring: 16.7 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 19.1 mi
- Limpia Spring: 20.0 mi
- Head Spring: 21.3 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 13.9 mi
- Shipman Park: 14.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 14.5 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 14.6 mi
- Old Town Square Park: 15.3 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 5.9 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 6.0 mi
- Neill Museum: 13.4 mi
- Museum of the Big Bend: 15.5 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 18.4 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 18.1 mi
- The Block: 19.1 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 19.5 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 14.0 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 20.6 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 15.7 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 19.7 mi
- Winter Garden: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Ruins of the Ranch Home of Manuel Musqiz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,354 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 298° | 2,341 m | 19.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 326° | 2,296 m | 16.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,221 m | 11.8 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,212 m | 18.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 321° | 2,124 m | 16.9 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 179° | 2,098 m | 7.5 mi |
| Guide Peak | NW 318° | 2,089 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:35 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:26 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:22 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6385747186
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