Capitol Peak
Capitol Peak rises to 945 m in Texas. Jackson Hill stands 1,041 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Soapberry Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31533272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 945 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 78.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Historical Monument: 10.4 mi
- Canyon East Park: 10.9 mi
- Camp Don Harrington: 10.9 mi
- Roadside Park #2: 13.8 mi
- Roadside Park #1: 13.8 mi
- Combine city: 10.8 mi
- Cub World Ship: 11.0 mi
- Cub World Fort: 11.0 mi
- Spirit Rock: 13.7 mi
- Ozymandias on the Plains: 16.7 mi
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 16.9 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 17.8 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 18.1 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 18.2 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 0.6 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 12.9 mi
- 3: 13.8 mi
- 3: 13.8 mi
- 2: 13.8 mi
- Capitol Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Red Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Timber Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.5 mi
- Brushy Butte: 1.6 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 13.5 mi
- The Original Texans: 13.7 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 14.5 mi
- Rick Husband: 19.6 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 19.7 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 1.1 mi
- The Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Hope Garden: 21.0 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 21.2 mi
- River Falls: 7.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capitol Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | SSE 159° | 1,041 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cooley Butte | NNW 346° | 1,029 m | 2.9 mi |
| Brushy Butte | NNE 18° | 1,026 m | 1.6 mi |
| Red Mesa | S 172° | 1,017 m | 0.8 mi |
| Castle Peak | SW 220° | 999 m | 1.5 mi |
| Timber Mesa | NW 314° | 993 m | 1.4 mi |
| Capitol Mesa | SW 222° | 979 m | 0.7 mi |
| Lighthouse Peak | SW 224° | 962 m | 1.7 mi |
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 | 21:04 |
| 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1353795 — Capitol Peak, Randall County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356730558
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- Conway · 24 mi
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