Monahans Sandhills State Park
Monahans Sandhills State Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 838 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Railroad Section House, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
61 named places within 25 miles
- Old Railroad Section House: 1.1 mi
- Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum: 2.1 mi
- Holman House: 4.5 mi
- Million Barrel Tank: 4.5 mi
- Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center: 4.9 mi
- Allen Park: 4.5 mi
- Rudy Park: 4.8 mi
- Duffey Park: 4.8 mi
- Hill Park: 5.1 mi
- Pearson Park: 5.8 mi
- Monahans Sandhills: 2.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Ector County High Point: 20.7 mi
- Kermit Sand Hills: 23.7 mi
- Million Barrel Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum: 18.9 mi
- Roy Orbison Museum: 20.7 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 22.0 mi
- Ward County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Ward County Westbound Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Pyote: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monahans Sandhills State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | N 355° | 1,066.8 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ector County High Point | N 5° | 1,024 m | 20.7 mi |
| Kermit Sand Hills | NNW 338° | 930 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:31 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:47 | 20:25 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 17:16 | 17:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monahans 6 ENE, 2 mi away.
- Common Side-blotched Lizard101 obs
- gilia beardtongue72 obs
- Scaled Quail61 obs
- Phlox Heliotrope55 obs
- Buckley's Beardtongue44 obs
- Plains Yucca41 obs
- sand milkweed38 obs
- Havard oak33 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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