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Wild Rose Pass

Wild Rose Pass from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.71488, -103.78232

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Springs: 16
  • 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
Museums: 4
Parks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 19.2 mi
  • Point of Rocks roadside park: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • McDonald Observatory: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine PeakWSW 258°2,341 m20.1 mi
Black MountainW 273°2,296 m11.8 mi
Blue MountainSW 234°2,221 m17.6 mi
Brown MountainW 260°2,212 m18.7 mi
Spring MountainW 271°2,124 m13.3 mi
Twin MountainsS 187°2,098 m20.6 mi
Guide PeakW 265°2,089 m13.4 mi
Mount LockeWSW 258°2,066 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3520:07
June solstice06:5420:2621:02
September equinox07:4419:2119:53
December solstice07:4917:2217:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056637178777671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.22.33.02.62.11.30.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6385747185

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