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John Ray

John Ray, seen from above at true elevation

John Ray rises to 1,117 m in Texas. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31713136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57186, -101.91903

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Fritch Community Park: 19.1 mi
  • McDade Park: 19.4 mi
  • Twitchell Park: 19.5 mi
  • Durrett Park: 19.8 mi
  • Morton Park: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 10
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Hornet: 23.2 mi
  • Tascosa Drive-In: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Marshall Cator: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSW 198°1,156 m24.1 mi
Wolf MountainSSW 194°1,126 m22.4 mi
Coyote BluffSSW 198°1,088 m19.6 mi
Wildcat BluffS 184°1,082 m22.8 mi
Rotten HillSW 226°1,035 m20.7 mi
Five FingersSW 226°1,030 m21.9 mi
Antelope PeakE 86°1,024 m19.7 mi
Lost MesaESE 111°1,013 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2620:00
June solstice06:3320:2921:07
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5417:0017:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576777807871594637
Precip in0.60.41.11.31.82.72.73.31.62.10.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356737521

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