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Indian Fort Mesa

Indian Fort Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Fort Mesa rises to 1,006 m in Texas. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area, a nature reserve 4.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31712946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1006 m

Getting there

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Coordinates35.49449, -101.97630

13.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
63.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

First Cemetery in Potter County: 5.3 mi
The Canadian River: 5.4 mi
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County: 5.4 mi
First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas: 5.7 mi
The _X (LX) First Ranch in Potter County: 6.6 mi

Parks

Bishop Hills Village Park: 16.4 mi
Willow Vista Park: 16.9 mi
Woodlands School Park: 18.0 mi
Pleasant Valley Park: 18.4 mi
Westcliff Greenway: 18.6 mi

Attractions21

Hornet: 19.1 mi
Tascosa Drive-In: 19.8 mi
Hobo Hills: 20.2 mi
Amarillo Botanical Gardens: 20.8 mi
Amarillo Scaregrounds: 20.9 mi

Museums13

Julian Bivins Museum: 15.9 mi
Don Harrington Discovery Center: 20.6 mi
Harrington House: 21.9 mi
AC Museum of natural history: 22.3 mi
Amarillo Museum of Art: 22.4 mi

Peaks10

John Ray: 6.2 mi
Lost Mesa: 10.2 mi
Hackberry Mesa: 10.6 mi
Coyote Bluff: 13.6 mi
Rotten Hill: 14.8 mi

Nature reserves4

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 4.4 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 6.3 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 7.2 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 7.4 mi

Artworks4

Marshall Cator: 15.9 mi
Horse: 21.4 mi
Heart: 21.4 mi
Rick Husband: 21.5 mi

Gardens2

6th Street Urban Farm: 20.3 mi
Hope Garden: 20.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Tascosa: 15.5 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 16.2 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	SSW 193°	1,156 m	18.1 mi
Wolf Mountain	S 188°	1,126 m	16.5 mi
John Ray	NNE 31°	1,117 m	6.2 mi
Coyote Bluff	SSW 192°	1,088 m	13.6 mi
Wildcat Bluff	S 175°	1,082 m	17.5 mi
Rotten Hill	SW 232°	1,035 m	14.8 mi
Five Fingers	SW 231°	1,030 m	15.9 mi
Antelope Peak	ENE 74°	1,024 m	23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	20:00
June solstice	06:34	20:29	21:07
September equinox	07:37	19:13	19:46
December solstice	07:54	17:00	17:39

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	41	49	57	67	77	80	78	71	59	46	37
Precip in	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.3	1.8	2.7	2.7	3.3	1.6	2.1	0.6	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356737220

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