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Wild Horse Lake

Wild Horse Lake from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.22157, -101.84993

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 26
Peaks: 19
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 17.7 mi
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • 1: 18.4 mi
  • 2: 18.4 mi
  • 3: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 7
  • 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
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainW 276°1,156 m11.3 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 285°1,126 m9.8 mi
John RayN 351°1,117 m24.5 mi
Coyote BluffWNW 299°1,088 m11.3 mi
Wildcat BluffWNW 284°1,082 m5.8 mi
Rotten HillWNW 297°1,035 m21.1 mi
Five FingersWNW 295°1,030 m21.5 mi
Cooley ButteSSE 150°1,029 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2619:59
June solstice06:3420:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5317:0017:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047556574787770584637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470368

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