Henry Flipper Hill
Henry Flipper Hill rises to 1,279 m in Texas. Timber Mountain stands 1,947 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Beard Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 26 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
hill in the Barrilla Mountains of Reeves County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q31714088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1279 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 27 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
50 named places within 25 miles
- Beard Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Elkins Hills: 5.9 mi
- Little Star Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Saddle Back Mountains: 9.8 mi
- Carpenter Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Barrilla Spring: 5.0 mi
- Head Spring: 7.8 mi
- Saragosa Spring: 15.7 mi
- Giffin Springs: 15.9 mi
- Giffin Springs: 15.9 mi
- San Solomon Spring: 15.7 mi
- Wild Rose Pass: 15.8 mi
- Mission Mary: 17.7 mi
- Granado Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Barry Scobee Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Pecos County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Pecos County Westbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 23.1 mi
- Neill Museum: 23.1 mi
- Sandia Wetlands: 13.9 mi
- C.T. Gray Park: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry Flipper Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | W 271° | 1,947 m | 23.5 mi |
| Star Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,935 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Nine Hill | WSW 241° | 1,844 m | 24.4 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,788 m | 21.0 mi |
| Swayback Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,750 m | 19.9 mi |
| Big Aguja Mountain | W 260° | 1,710 m | 18.1 mi |
| Carpenter Mountain | W 267° | 1,685 m | 9.9 mi |
| Forbidden Mountain | W 268° | 1,684 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:34 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:52 | 20:26 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:21 | 17:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balmorhea, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1375107 — Henry Flipper Hill, Reeves County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356750231
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