Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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- Elevation, modelled
- 63 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Loma Blanca123 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Tropical Trail4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 26.4210, -99.0892
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 63 m. Loma Blanca stands 123 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fronton Plaza, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Blanca | NNW 345° | 123 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gongora Hill | E 88° | 101 m | 4.9 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
53 named places within 25 miles
- The Mier Expedition: 4.1 mi
- Manuel Guerra Home and Store: 4.5 mi
- First Chapel in Roma: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Hospital: 4.6 mi
- Mission Mier a Visita: 4.6 mi
- Fronton Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Plaza San Juan: 1.9 mi
- Roma Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Bicentennial Plaza: 4.8 mi
- Roma Municipal Park: 5.5 mi
- Gongora Hill: 4.9 mi
- Loma Blanca: 24.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.9 mi
- Roma Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:04 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:15 | 17:50 |
Local time (America/Matamoros).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 61 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falcon DAM, 10 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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