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Weir No. 1 Oil Well

Weir No. 1 Oil Well from directly overhead

Weir No. 1 Oil Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 779 m. King Mountain stands 958 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin Museum, a museum 6.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.28363, -102.04539

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • Square Top Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Noelke Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain: 12.7 mi
Parks: 6
  • Dub Day Arena & Park: 6.9 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 14.3 mi
  • County Park: 14.7 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 14.8 mi
  • Post Office Park: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weir No. 1 Oil Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainW 270°958 m13.5 mi
Castle MountainW 275°958 m14.6 mi
Southwest MesaSSW 192°933 m15.1 mi
Square Top MountainSSW 209°921 m7.9 mi
Noelke HillSE 142°920 m12.5 mi
Table Top MountainSSW 193°918 m12.1 mi
Round MountainSSE 157°908 m19.0 mi
Cedar HillSE 142°884 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2820:00
June solstice06:4520:2120:56
September equinox07:3719:1419:46
December solstice07:4417:1417:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475259687683858478685648
Precip in0.70.60.91.11.32.11.71.91.81.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5249577317

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