Peak · Texas

Lost Mesa

Lost Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Mesa rises to 1,013 m in Texas. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackberry Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q31713615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1013 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.53421, -101.80129

14.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
73.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

McBride Ranch House: 4.1 mi
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County: 6.1 mi
The Canadian River: 6.1 mi
First Cemetery in Potter County: 6.1 mi
The Canadian River: 6.3 mi

Parks

Fritch Community Park: 14.2 mi
Willow Vista Park: 17.3 mi
Pleasant Valley Park: 19.2 mi
River Road Park: 19.8 mi
Hamlet School Park: 20.1 mi

Attractions16

Hornet: 20.1 mi
Tascosa Drive-In: 20.9 mi
English Field Terminal: 21.5 mi
Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 21.6 mi
Madam Queen: 22.4 mi

Museums11

Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 13.2 mi
Amarillo Railway Museum: 21.3 mi
Texas Air & Space Museum: 22.7 mi
Harrington House: 23.4 mi
Window on the Plains Museum: 23.5 mi

Peaks9

Hackberry Mesa: 0.6 mi
John Ray: 7.1 mi
Indian Fort Mesa: 10.2 mi
Antelope Peak: 13.6 mi
Coyote Bluff: 20.4 mi

Nature reserves4

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 10.1 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 12.8 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 14.3 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 14.3 mi

Artworks3

Rick Husband: 22.6 mi
Horse: 22.7 mi
Heart: 22.7 mi

Gardens2

Hope Garden: 22.7 mi
6th Street Urban Farm: 22.7 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 24.1 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	SW 214°	1,156 m	24.7 mi
Wolf Mountain	SSW 213°	1,126 m	22.6 mi
John Ray	WNW 291°	1,117 m	7.1 mi
Coyote Bluff	SW 218°	1,088 m	20.4 mi
Wildcat Bluff	SSW 202°	1,082 m	21.8 mi
Rotten Hill	WSW 241°	1,035 m	24.5 mi
Antelope Peak	ENE 73°	1,024 m	13.6 mi
Hackberry Mesa	SE 134°	1,011 m	0.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	19:59
June solstice	06:33	20:29	21:07
September equinox	07:36	19:12	19:46
December solstice	07:54	16:59	17:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	39	48	57	67	77	81	79	72	59	47	38
Precip in	0.6	0.5	1.2	1.7	2.3	3.0	2.3	2.9	1.6	1.9	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford DAM, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1361831 — Lost Mesa, Potter County, Texas.

OpenStreetMap element node/356739437

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