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Slaughter Ranch Headquarters

Slaughter Ranch Headquarters from directly overhead

Slaughter Ranch Headquarters is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,155 m. Buffalo Soldier Hill stands 1,218 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum, a museum 2.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Morton, Cochran County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023419, matched on coordinates and name (281 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.69167, -102.77110

45 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 23
Parks: 12
  • Cochran County Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sunset Park: 22.6 mi
  • Levelland City Park: 22.7 mi
  • Park Street Park: 23.4 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Casas Amarillas: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo Soldier HillWNW 289°1,218 m18.1 mi
Ramsey HillNNE 26°1,151 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3020:03
June solstice06:4220:2921:05
September equinox07:4019:1619:49
December solstice07:5317:0917:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596877797870604941
Precip in0.60.61.10.91.92.32.42.52.31.50.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402933105

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