Toyah
Toyah is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 889 m. Gold Hill stands 1,473 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullington Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 19 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Town in Reeves County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q978333, matched on coordinates and name (308 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
41 named places within 25 miles
- Bullington Hill: 1.3 mi
- Johnson Hill: 8.5 mi
- Big Hill: 9.8 mi
- Florenzo Hill: 12.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Old Camp Hospital: 18.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Pecos City: 18.9 mi
- First Christian Church: 18.9 mi
- Alamo Letter Statue: 19.1 mi
- Orient Hotel: 19.1 mi
- Cole Spring: 10.7 mi
- Bone Spring: 11.5 mi
- Saragosa Spring: 23.0 mi
- Pecos Rocket Park: 17.4 mi
- Saragoza Park: 19.4 mi
- C.T. Gray Park: 23.0 mi
- West of the Pecos Museum: 19.1 mi
- Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena: 19.2 mi
- Sandia Wetlands: 22.9 mi
- Red Point: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Toyah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | SW 220° | 1,473 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spring Hills | SW 230° | 1,365 m | 23.1 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 223° | 1,343 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sotol Hill | SSW 212° | 1,227 m | 21.6 mi |
| San Martine Peak | WSW 240° | 1,222 m | 18.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,200 m | 24.7 mi |
| Goat Hill | S 187° | 1,080 m | 19.6 mi |
| New Well Hills | S 180° | 1,055 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:35 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:52 | 20:28 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:20 | 17:57 |
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 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos 8W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346139655
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