The Gage Hotel
The Gage Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,237 m. Old Blue Mountain stands 1,886 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Albion E. Shepard House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 19 miles off.
The story
historic place in Marathon, Brewster County, Texas
Wikidata Q56196449, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Wood Hollow Mountains: 5.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Beckwith Hills: 7.3 mi
- Payne Hills: 8.1 mi
- Leonard Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Albion E. Shepard House: 0.1 mi
- Chambers Hotel: 0.1 mi
- First School House: 0.1 mi
- Marathon: 1.0 mi
- Colonel Lewis Given Harman: 2.8 mi
- Gage Gardens: 0.4 mi
- PIcnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Peña Colorado: 4.0 mi
- Post Park: 4.5 mi
- Target Marathon: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of The Gage Hotel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Blue Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,886 m | 14.7 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SW 234° | 1,865 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Ord | W 280° | 1,852 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bird Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,849 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cathedral Mountain | NW 320° | 1,788 m | 9.3 mi |
| Leonard Mountain | N 6° | 1,765 m | 8.2 mi |
| Smith Peak | WNW 291° | 1,745 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cienega Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,745 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:33 | 20:05 |
| June solstice | 06:53 | 20:23 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:21 | 17:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marathon, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12394945877
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