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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the east, 16 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates25.93146, -97.53670
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • La Galaxia and La Lomita Park: 0.5 mi
  • La Galaxia/La Lomita Park: 0.7 mi
  • Oliveira Park: 1.0 mi
  • Monte Bella Trails Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rosa Allala Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 9
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 11.2 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 14.4 mi
  • Palmito Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 16.5 mi
  • Loma la Lauja: 19.0 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillE 87°11 m15.7 mi
Loma de la JaujaE 82°9 m14.4 mi
Loma la CuchillaENE 61°9 m19.7 mi
Loma del MesquiteENE 68°8 m20.8 mi
Loma Tio AlejosE 82°7 m16.5 mi
Loma la LaujaNE 45°6 m19.0 mi
Loma del IsloteENE 67°6 m21.5 mi
Loma de la Montuosa ChicaE 83°3 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:4019:5220:26
September equinox07:1918:5819:28
December solstice07:1417:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F636771778286868783787164
Precip in1.11.01.41.52.22.92.02.25.73.81.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownsville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381816107

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