Wild Rose Pass
Wild Rose Pass is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,387 m. Pine Peak stands 2,341 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Swayback Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 11 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swayback Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Star Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Dog Point: 6.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Big Aguja Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Granado Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Barry Scobee Mountain: 9.3 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic Church: 10.4 mi
- Fort Davis: 10.4 mi
- San Antonio-El Paso Road: 10.6 mi
- Head Spring: 8.8 mi
- Barrilla Spring: 12.3 mi
- Modesta Springs: 12.8 mi
- Phantom Lake Spring: 15.7 mi
- Giffin Springs: 15.9 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 7.9 mi
- Neill Museum: 7.9 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 10.0 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 10.6 mi
- C.T. Gray Park: 18.5 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 24.6 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 24.7 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 19.2 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 20.9 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 14.6 mi
- Sandia Wetlands: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Wild Rose Pass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Peak | WSW 258° | 2,341 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 273° | 2,296 m | 11.8 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 234° | 2,221 m | 17.6 mi |
| Brown Mountain | W 260° | 2,212 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | W 271° | 2,124 m | 13.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 187° | 2,098 m | 20.6 mi |
| Guide Peak | W 265° | 2,089 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Locke | WSW 258° | 2,066 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:35 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:26 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:22 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6385747185
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