Wild Horse Lake
Wild Horse Lake is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,104 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Jr. Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 67 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 67.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.1 mi
- Mary Hazelrigg Park: 0.5 mi
- Hilltop School Park: 0.8 mi
- Hines Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Bones Hooks Park: 1.0 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 1.2 mi
- Fisk Building: 1.3 mi
- Madam Queen: 1.3 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 1.4 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 1.4 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Cooley Butte: 18.1 mi
- Harrington House: 1.8 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 2.3 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 3.0 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 3.2 mi
- Horse: 1.3 mi
- Heart: 1.3 mi
- Rick Husband: 1.4 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 16.4 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 16.7 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 17.7 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 17.8 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Hope Garden: 1.6 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 1.9 mi
- The Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 21.5 mi
- River Falls: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 276° | 1,156 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,126 m | 9.8 mi |
| John Ray | N 351° | 1,117 m | 24.5 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 299° | 1,088 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 284° | 1,082 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 297° | 1,035 m | 21.1 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 295° | 1,030 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSE 150° | 1,029 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470368
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