Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,018 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 63 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 63.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Hills Village Park: 9.2 mi
- Willow Vista Park: 10.2 mi
- Woodlands School Park: 10.6 mi
- Westcliff Greenway: 11.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Park: 11.4 mi
- Hornet: 11.9 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 12.6 mi
- Hobo Hills: 12.9 mi
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Amarillo Scaregrounds: 13.6 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 13.3 mi
- Harrington House: 14.6 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 15.0 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 15.1 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 15.6 mi
- Indian Fort Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Horse: 14.1 mi
- Heart: 14.1 mi
- Rick Husband: 14.2 mi
- Marshall Cator: 19.9 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 24.7 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 12.9 mi
- Hope Garden: 13.0 mi
- Tascosa: 19.1 mi
- The Palisades: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,156 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,126 m | 10.0 mi |
| John Ray | N 7° | 1,117 m | 12.6 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | SW 216° | 1,088 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | S 181° | 1,082 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rotten Hill | W 262° | 1,035 m | 13.4 mi |
| Five Fingers | W 259° | 1,030 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lost Mesa | NE 39° | 1,013 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:29 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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