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Shipman Park

Shipman Park from directly overhead

Shipman Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,372 m. Twin Mountains stands 2,098 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1372 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.36199, -103.68099

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 55
Parks: 9
  • American Legion Park: 0.3 mi
  • Killingsworth Arena: 0.6 mi
  • Medina Park: 1.1 mi
  • Old Town Square Park: 1.1 mi
  • Railroad Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • Museum of the Big Bend: 1.8 mi
  • Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Overland Trail Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Rattlers & Reptiles: 20.5 mi
  • Marfa Museum: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 2
  • Ranger Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Modesta Springs: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Winter Garden: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Shipman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MountainsWNW 294°2,098 m9.6 mi
Haleys PeakS 175°2,068 m12.9 mi
Old Blue MountainE 81°1,886 m22.8 mi
Ranger PeakSSW 203°1,877 m5.6 mi
Puertacitas MountainsWNW 291°1,870 m15.1 mi
Mount OrdSE 129°1,852 m12.5 mi
Mitre PeakNW 318°1,851 m9.4 mi
Bird MountainESE 103°1,849 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:3520:07
June solstice06:5420:2521:00
September equinox07:4419:2119:53
December solstice07:4817:2317:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056647178787671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.02.33.03.02.41.30.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mule Deer124 obs
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird73 obs
  • Curve-billed Thrasher68 obs
  • Vermilion Flycatcher61 obs
  • Texas Hedgehog Cactus60 obs
  • House Sparrow47 obs
  • Great Horned Owl46 obs
  • ocotillo45 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1273937807

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