The Caprock
The Caprock is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 945 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Penwell, a historic site 3.5 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
133 named places within 25 miles
- Penwell: 3.5 mi
- Odessa Meteor Crater: 4.5 mi
- Ector County Discovery Well: 4.8 mi
- Odessa Stella: 8.4 mi
- Well's Point: 10.2 mi
- Kellus Turner Park: 7.9 mi
- Glendale Park: 11.0 mi
- Hollywood Park: 11.1 mi
- Floyd Gwin Park: 11.3 mi
- Comanche Trail West Park: 11.6 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 4.4 mi
- White-Pool House: 12.7 mi
- Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
- Ellen Noël Art Museum: 16.4 mi
- George W. Bush Childhood Home: 16.4 mi
- Crane County High Point: 14.5 mi
- Ector County High Point: 19.3 mi
- Monahans Sandhills: 19.4 mi
- Blue Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Midland County High Point: 21.3 mi
- The Jackrabbit: 12.5 mi
- Angel Statue: 24.8 mi
- Ebenezer Egg Rock: 24.9 mi
- Calvery Cross: 21.9 mi
- Rock The Desert Festival Field: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Caprock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,067 m | 20.2 mi |
| Ector County High Point | NW 313° | 1,024 m | 19.3 mi |
| Midland County High Point | NE 47° | 909 m | 21.3 mi |
| Crane County High Point | ESE 121° | 898 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:30 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:46 | 20:24 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:14 | 17:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Penwell, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576670
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