Matador Wildlife Management Area
Matador Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 578 m. Lucky Knob stands 677 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hills, a peak 5.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 24 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
41 named places within 25 miles
- Cee Vee Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- CV Ranch and Cee Vee Community: 5.8 mi
- Gober-Barron-Williford House: 11.4 mi
- The Gray and The Blue: 11.5 mi
- Cottle County Courthouse: 11.5 mi
- Red Hills: 5.3 mi
- Bull Pasture Hill: 8.8 mi
- Lucky Knob: 11.3 mi
- Flat Top: 20.5 mi
- Marys Peak: 23.5 mi
- South Baylor Lake Park and Campground: 23.2 mi
- North Baylor Lake Park and Campground: 23.6 mi
- Fair Park: 24.1 mi
- Childress County Heritage Museum: 23.4 mi
- Motley County Jail Museum: 23.9 mi
- Motley County Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Narcisso: 9.9 mi
- Tee Pee City: 15.1 mi
- Salt Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matador Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Knob | W 273° | 677 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NNW 345° | 638 m | 24.9 mi |
| Red Hills | SW 229° | 635 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bull Pasture Hill | SSW 209° | 635 m | 8.8 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 50° | 562 m | 20.5 mi |
| Marys Peak | E 100° | 552 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:20 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:58 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paducah 7E, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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