Nature reserve · Texas

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit from directly overhead

Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. The nearest named place is Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 35 m

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.22681, -98.45700

1.2 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 0.4 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 0.7 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.6 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi

Historic sites

Peñitas: 0.8 mi
Peñitas: 0.8 mi
Peñitas Cemetery: 0.8 mi
Nellie Leo Schunior School: 2.1 mi
Havana: 3.4 mi

Parks

La Joya Baseball Park: 2.0 mi
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit: 3.3 mi
Ala Blanca Park: 6.3 mi
Bentsen Palm Community Park: 6.5 mi
Los Ebanos Park: 6.6 mi

Attractions3

Hawk observation deck: 6.2 mi
R&N Thrift: 12.9 mi
Topgolf: 16.0 mi

Museums3

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse: 15.1 mi
Hidalgo County Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
Museum of South Texas History: 19.1 mi

Artworks3

Jose de Escandon Statue: 18.2 mi
Bronc Statue: 18.3 mi
Sundial: 18.6 mi

Gardens2

Mcallen Community Garden: 14.0 mi
Greenhouse and Garden: 18.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Sam Fordyce: 4.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:39	18:15	18:46
June solstice	05:43	18:56	19:30
September equinox	06:23	18:01	18:32
December solstice	07:18	17:13	17:48

Local time (America/Monterrey).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	58	63	68	74	80	84	85	86	82	75	67	59
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.4	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.2	1.2	3.5	2.2	1.1	1.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Joya, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1341298129

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