Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths
Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 67.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story: 0.0 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.0 mi
- Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building: 0.1 mi
- Bivins Home: 0.1 mi
- Old First Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Potter County Courthouse Square: 0.3 mi
- Sandborn Park: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Ellwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Madam Queen: 0.6 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.0 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 0.0 mi
- Fisk Building: 0.1 mi
- Amarillo Mural: 0.3 mi
- Xcape Room Warehouse: 0.5 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Cooley Butte: 16.8 mi
- Harrington House: 0.5 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 1.2 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 1.8 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.7 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.8 mi
- 1: 17.4 mi
- 2: 17.4 mi
- 3: 17.4 mi
- Horse: 0.2 mi
- Heart: 0.2 mi
- Rick Husband: 0.4 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 15.7 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 15.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.1 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 2.5 mi
- The Palisades: 9.9 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 20.1 mi
- River Falls: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,126 m | 10.8 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 303° | 1,088 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 293° | 1,082 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 299° | 1,035 m | 22.2 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 297° | 1,030 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSE 150° | 1,029 m | 16.8 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SSE 149° | 1,026 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453470321
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