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Mendoza Trail Museum
Mendoza Trail Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 849 m. King Mountain stands 958 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. Texas Pecos Trail passes 13 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 849 m
How to reach it
Coordinates31.33264, -102.21347
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
58 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 35
- Castle Gap: 8.5 mi
- Castle Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Charles Boothe Curry: 8.7 mi
- William Carey Crane: 9.3 mi
- Juan Cordona Lake: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 13
- King Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Castle Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Hilltop: 7.3 mi
- Square Top Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 15.9 mi
Parks: 6
- Crane County Park: 9.6 mi
- Dunbar Park: 13.4 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 13.5 mi
- Post Office Park: 13.8 mi
- County Park: 14.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Rankin Museum: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mendoza Trail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | SW 227° | 958 m | 4.9 mi |
| Castle Mountain | WSW 246° | 958 m | 5.0 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | SSE 159° | 933 m | 19.4 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | SSE 149° | 921 m | 12.0 mi |
| Noelke Hill | SE 127° | 920 m | 22.1 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSE 154° | 918 m | 16.9 mi |
| Crane County High Point | NNW 341° | 898 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SE 129° | 884 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:29 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:46 | 20:21 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:14 | 17:51 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane, 10 mi away.
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