Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,426 m. Haleys Peak stands 2,068 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1426 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
98 named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Crossen Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Nevill Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Potatoe Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bird Hills: 7.2 mi
- Los Caballos (in core of the Ouachita Structural Belt): 17.0 mi
- Fort Pena Colorada (Red Rock): 18.3 mi
- Chambers Hotel: 22.4 mi
- The Gage Hotel: 22.4 mi
- Albion E. Shepard House: 22.5 mi
- Post Park: 18.3 mi
- Pueblo Nuevo Park: 23.9 mi
- Baines Park: 23.9 mi
- Medina Park: 23.9 mi
- Railroad Park: 24.1 mi
- Peña Colorado: 18.9 mi
- Target Marathon: 20.6 mi
- Ranger Spring: 21.9 mi
- Gage Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Museum of the Big Bend: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haleys Peak | NNW 328° | 2,068 m | 12.5 mi |
| Santiago Peak | SSE 147° | 1,992 m | 15.3 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NNW 332° | 1,877 m | 20.9 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,865 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Ord | N 8° | 1,852 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bird Mountain | N 6° | 1,849 m | 21.3 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NNW 334° | 1,845 m | 23.2 mi |
| Paisano Peak | NW 326° | 1,824 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:34 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:24 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:21 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marathon, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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