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Yates Hotel

Yates Hotel from directly overhead

Yates Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 764 m. King Mountain stands 958 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of Rankin, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

About

The story

historic place in Rankin, Upton County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023613, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1964
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.22086, -101.93949

On the Texas Pecos Trail

Around it

58 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites30

First Baptist Church of Rankin: 0.2 mi
Site of First Church in Upton County: 0.3 mi
First State Bank of Rankin: 0.3 mi
Upland First Upton County Seat: 0.4 mi
John C. Upton and His Brother, W. F. Upton: 0.4 mi

Peaks14

Noelke Hill: 5.7 mi
Cedar Hill: 8.4 mi
Rattlesnake Butte: 8.9 mi
Square Top Mountain: 10.4 mi
Table Top Mountain: 11.7 mi

Parks7

Dub Day Arena & Park: 0.8 mi
Santa Fe Park: 17.3 mi
County Park: 17.6 mi
Post Office Park: 17.9 mi
Dunbar Park: 18.0 mi

Museums3

Ghost towns3

Upland: 10.3 mi
Texon: 14.8 mi
Best: 18.8 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 23.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
King Mountain	WNW 283°	958 m	20.2 mi
Castle Mountain	WNW 285°	958 m	21.5 mi
Indian Mesa	SW 215°	947 m	24.7 mi
Southwest Mesa	SW 222°	933 m	14.0 mi
Square Top Mountain	WSW 255°	921 m	10.4 mi
Noelke Hill	SSE 165°	920 m	5.7 mi
Table Top Mountain	SW 230°	918 m	11.7 mi
Round Mountain	S 174°	908 m	13.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:28	20:00
June solstice	06:45	20:20	20:56
September equinox	07:37	19:14	19:46
December solstice	07:43	17:13	17:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	47	52	59	68	76	83	85	84	78	68	56	48
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.3	2.1	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.4	0.8	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454161221

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