Peak · Texas

Lighthouse Peak

Lighthouse Peak rises to 962 m in Texas. Jackson Hill stands 1,041 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31713362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 962 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.93644, -101.69685

9.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
77.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park: 3.0 mi
The Old JA Ranch: 3.3 mi
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon: 3.5 mi
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery: 7.4 mi
Palisades State Park Concession Building: 10.9 mi

Parks

Canyon East Park: 10.0 mi
Historical Monument: 10.5 mi
Camp Don Harrington: 10.7 mi
Roadside Park #2: 12.7 mi
Roadside Park #1: 12.8 mi

Attractions26

Cub World Ship: 10.8 mi
Cub World Fort: 10.8 mi
Combine city: 11.4 mi
Spirit Rock: 12.8 mi
Ozymandias on the Plains: 16.6 mi

Museums12

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 17.9 mi
Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 18.5 mi
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 18.8 mi
American Quarter Horse Museum: 18.9 mi

Peaks9

Castle Peak: 0.2 mi
Capitol Mesa: 1.0 mi
Red Mesa: 1.3 mi
Capitol Peak: 1.7 mi
Timber Mesa: 2.2 mi

Picnic sites9

Soapberry Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
Southeast Park Pavilion: 12.0 mi
3: 12.7 mi
2: 12.7 mi
1: 12.7 mi

Artworks7

Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 12.6 mi
The Original Texans: 12.8 mi
Tex Randall statue: 13.6 mi
Rick Husband: 20.2 mi
Heart: 20.3 mi

Cliffs2

Fortress Cliff: 2.5 mi
The Palisades: 10.7 mi

Gardens2

Hope Garden: 21.5 mi
6th Street Urban Farm: 21.7 mi

Waterfalls1

River Falls: 8.1 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 17.7 mi

Nature reserves1

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 23.5 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Jackson Hill	SSE 155°	1,041 m	21.3 mi
Cooley Butte	N 6°	1,029 m	4.0 mi
Brushy Butte	NNE 31°	1,026 m	3.2 mi
Red Mesa	ENE 74°	1,017 m	1.3 mi
Castle Peak	E 84°	999 m	0.2 mi
Timber Mesa	N 4°	993 m	2.2 mi
Capitol Mesa	NE 45°	979 m	1.0 mi
Capitol Peak	NE 44°	945 m	1.7 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	07:36	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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356739052

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