South Open Reserve
South Open Reserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,274 m. North Franklin Mountain stands 2,186 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Heights Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1274 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
- 5.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Heights Park: 0.2 mi
- Omar N Bradley Park Historical Site WBAMC: 0.4 mi
- Johnson Basin Park: 0.5 mi
- Summit Fillmore Park: 0.7 mi
- LTC Robert "Bob" Chisolm Park: 1.1 mi
- Field of Honor: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Circle: 2.0 mi
- B-36 Crash Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Fort Bliss, C.S.A.: 2.5 mi
- Southwestern General Hospital: 3.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Mount Franklin: 2.2 mi
- Ranger Peak: 2.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 2.6 mi
- Flag Hill: 2.6 mi
- Combined Arms Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
- 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Museum: 1.6 mi
- Franklin Mountains State Park Headquarters: 2.1 mi
- 3rd Calvary Museum: 2.4 mi
- International Museum of Art: 4.2 mi
- The Equestrian: 4.1 mi
- Mountain Lion Mural: 4.9 mi
- Blue Flame: 5.0 mi
- Mining Minds: 5.0 mi
- 141st Infantry: 5.1 mi
- Bob-0: 5.9 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 12.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 12.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 12.2 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 12.2 mi
- North Open Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Knapp Land Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement: 3.3 mi
- City Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon: 5.5 mi
- Smeltertown: 5.1 mi
- Smeltertown: 5.1 mi
- Lanark: 23.3 mi
- Japaneese Garden: 1.9 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Open Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Franklin Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,186 m | 5.7 mi |
| Anthonys Nose | NNW 345° | 2,081 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Franklin Mountain | NW 322° | 2,070 m | 3.3 mi |
| Indian Peak | NNW 343° | 1,985 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Mammoth | NW 318° | 1,982 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Franklin | W 280° | 1,870 m | 2.2 mi |
| Ranger Peak | SW 227° | 1,711 m | 2.2 mi |
| North Anthonys Nose | NNW 343° | 1,619 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Paso Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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