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Wilbarger County

Wilbarger County from directly overhead

Wilbarger County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red River Valley Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15812, -99.32046

50 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Allingham Park: 1.5 mi
  • Christine Lyday Park: 1.8 mi
  • Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 2.5 mi
  • D.L. Green Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Little Mound: 17.0 mi
  • Third Mound: 17.1 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 17.5 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 17.5 mi
  • Big Mound: 17.8 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundW522 m17.8 mi
Cedar MoundW506 m17.5 mi
Third MoundW489 m17.1 mi
Flat TopWNW488 m22.0 mi
Little MoundW476 m17.0 mi
Medicine MoundsW474 m17.5 mi
RaggedyWSW436 m22.5 mi
Twin PeaksSE357 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2720:1620:53
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4016:5417:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281858476655243
Precip in1.11.22.12.63.74.12.42.83.02.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801354

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