Peak · Texas

Brushy Butte

Brushy Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Butte rises to 1,026 m in Texas. Wildcat Bluff stands 1,082 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodnight Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31513922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1,026 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.97561, -101.66768

8.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
79.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks60

Camp Don Harrington: 10.6 mi
Historical Monument: 11.2 mi
Canyon East Park: 11.3 mi
Victory Circle: 14.2 mi
Canyon Trails at Buffalo Hill: 14.4 mi

Historic sites

The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park: 1.4 mi
The Old JA Ranch: 2.0 mi
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon: 3.6 mi
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery: 8.2 mi
Palisades State Park Concession Building: 10.1 mi

Attractions25

Combine city: 9.8 mi
Cub World Ship: 10.8 mi
Cub World Fort: 10.8 mi
Spirit Rock: 14.1 mi
Slug Bug Ranch: 16.2 mi

Museums12

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 15.5 mi
Texas Air & Space Museum: 16.7 mi
Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 16.7 mi
American Quarter Horse Museum: 17.1 mi

Peaks10

Goodnight Peak: 0.9 mi
Capitol Peak: 1.6 mi
Timber Mesa: 1.6 mi
Cooley Butte: 1.8 mi
Capitol Mesa: 2.2 mi

Artworks7

Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 13.8 mi
The Original Texans: 14.1 mi
Tex Randall statue: 14.8 mi
Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 18.1 mi
Rick Husband: 18.5 mi

Picnic sites3

Soapberry Day Use Area: 1.0 mi
Southeast Park Pavilion: 13.4 mi
Lois Rice Pavilion: 14.4 mi

Cliffs2

Fortress Cliff: 1.6 mi
The Palisades: 9.9 mi

Gardens2

Hope Garden: 20.0 mi
6th Street Urban Farm: 20.3 mi

Waterfalls1

River Falls: 7.0 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 15.3 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brushy Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Wildcat Bluff	NW 319°	1,082 m	24.3 mi
Jackson Hill	SSE 162°	1,041 m	23.2 mi
Cooley Butte	NW 318°	1,029 m	1.8 mi
Red Mesa	S 189°	1,017 m	2.4 mi
Castle Peak	SSW 209°	999 m	3.1 mi
Timber Mesa	WSW 250°	993 m	1.6 mi
Capitol Mesa	SSW 205°	979 m	2.2 mi
Lighthouse Peak	SSW 211°	962 m	3.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:51	19:25	19:59
June solstice	06:34	20:27	21:05
September equinox	07:35	19:12	19:45
December solstice	07:52	17:01	17:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	40	49	57	67	76	80	78	71	59	47	38
Precip in	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.0	2.2	2.7	2.3	3.0	1.9	2.0	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356730040

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