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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
5 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Sunrise Hill25 m · 22.5 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Tropical Trail8.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
26.5401, -97.9054
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 5 m. Sunrise Hill stands 25 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake), a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Access
No

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
Sunrise HillS 184°25 m22.5 mi
Harmony HillS 181°25 m22.5 mi
Huisaches TrapNW 325°24 m23.1 mi
Quiteria HillNNW 344°22 m24.7 mi
El Aceitero TrapNNW 338°16 m18.3 mi
Candelaria HillN 2°15 m21.5 mi
DivisaderoNE 34°12 m12.1 mi
Loma PrietaNNE 25°11 m14.8 mi

87 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1319:43
June solstice06:4019:5520:28
September equinox07:2118:5919:29
December solstice07:1617:1017:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606469758085868782766861
Precip in1.01.01.41.43.02.62.52.15.63.00.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raymondville, 9 mi away.

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