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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 5 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. Texas Tropical Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates26.13858, -97.36267
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laguna Vista Nature Trails: 4.7 mi
  • Laureles County Park: 7.6 mi
  • Los Fresnos Nature Park: 7.9 mi
  • Bejarano McFarland Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 58
Peaks: 12
  • Loma la Lauja: 2.8 mi
  • Loma la Cuchilla: 8.0 mi
  • Loma del Mesquite: 10.6 mi
  • Loma del Islote: 10.7 mi
  • Loma de la Draga: 11.2 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
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 HillSSE 160°11 m14.5 mi
Loma la CuchillaSE 126°9 m8.0 mi
Loma de la JaujaSSE 164°9 m12.8 mi
Loma del MesquiteSE 128°8 m10.6 mi
Goose HillN 354°8 m17.8 mi
Loma Tio AlejosSSE 155°7 m13.2 mi
Loma la LaujaESE 110°6 m2.8 mi
Loma del IsloteESE 123°6 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1119:41
June solstice06:3919:5220:25
September equinox07:1918:5719:27
December solstice07:1317:0917:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616570758184858583776963
Precip in1.01.21.11.32.12.71.41.35.32.71.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel Cameron CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1380366733

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