Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum
Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 921 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Creationist museum in Crosbyton, Texas
Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q14711082, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith: 0.0 mi
- Crosby County: 0.0 mi
- Citizens National Bank: 0.0 mi
- Crosbyton: 0.0 mi
- Crosby County: 0.1 mi
- Pumpkin: 22.5 mi
- Pumpkin: 22.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 22.9 mi
- Pumpkin: 23.0 mi
- Pumpkin: 23.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Blanco: 9.1 mi
- Negro Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 13.7 mi
- Negro Hill: 15.7 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 0.4 mi
- Lions Park: 8.6 mi
- Floydada Park: 22.8 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 22.8 mi
- Dickens City Park: 23.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- Ralls Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 22.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 23.3 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 17.5 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 24.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 4.5 mi
- 20 foot falls: 4.7 mi
- Gholson Spring: 22.8 mi
- Dickens Spring: 23.8 mi
- Estacado: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | SSW 212° | 909 m | 18.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 93° | 879 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | E 93° | 874 m | 22.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | ESE 117° | 845 m | 6.2 mi |
| Negro Hill | SSE 149° | 811 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 125° | 811 m | 13.7 mi |
| Negro Hill | SE 129° | 797 m | 15.7 mi |
| Soldier Mound | ESE 111° | 756 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/707951334
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