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Upton County

Upton County from directly overhead

Upton County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 824 m. Southwest Mesa stands 933 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.23195, -101.84294
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 37
Parks: 10
  • Dub Day Arena & Park: 6.5 mi
  • Iraan City Park: 22.0 mi
  • Community Center Park: 22.2 mi
  • Bertrand Park: 22.6 mi
  • Reagan County Park: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Noelke Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 14.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Southwest MesaSW 234°933 m18.7 mi
Square Top MountainWSW 258°921 m16.1 mi
Noelke HillSW 214°920 m7.5 mi
Table Top MountainWSW 241°918 m16.8 mi
Round MountainSSW 198°908 m14.6 mi
Cedar HillSSW 197°884 m8.9 mi
Lone MountainSE 146°876 m14.2 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainWSW 241°871 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2719:59
June solstice06:4520:2020:55
September equinox07:3619:1419:45
December solstice07:4317:1317:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159677481838376675648
Precip in1.00.81.01.51.82.02.11.82.31.61.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Lake 2, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454161222

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