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Santa Rita No. 1

Santa Rita No. 1 from directly overhead

Santa Rita No. 1 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 820 m. Square Top Mountain stands 921 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Texon, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 15 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.23114, -101.69353
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 25
Peaks: 8
  • Lone Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Noelke Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Moore Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Round Mountain: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • Bertrand Park: 13.9 mi
  • Reagan County Park: 14.0 mi
  • Josh Mitchell Park: 14.2 mi
  • Dub Day Arena & Park: 15.3 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Santa Rita No. 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Square Top MountainW 262°921 m24.8 mi
Noelke HillWSW 245°920 m14.4 mi
Table Top MountainWSW 251°918 m24.9 mi
Round MountainSW 224°908 m19.1 mi
Cedar HillSW 233°884 m14.2 mi
Lone MountainS 185°876 m11.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteWSW 255°803 m22.5 mi
Moore HillNE 50°797 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2719:59
June solstice06:4420:1920:55
September equinox07:3619:1319:45
December solstice07:4217:1217:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159677481838376675648
Precip in1.00.81.01.51.82.02.11.82.31.61.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Lake 2, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470233

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