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Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
704 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
McKenzie Mesa1,010 m · 21.9 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Pecos Trail7.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:57local time
Coordinates
31.0973, -102.3374
Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area from directly overhead

Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area is a picnic site in Texas, at a modelled 704 m. McKenzie Mesa stands 1,010 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKenzie MesaS 190°1,010 m21.9 mi
Sherbino MesaS 175°990 m23.8 mi
Big MesaSW 221°960 m16.9 mi
King MountainNNE 16°958 m13.5 mi
Castle MountainN 11°958 m14.5 mi
Guayule MountainWSW 246°957 m22.4 mi
East MesaWSW 238°953 m21.4 mi
Indian MesaSE 141°947 m15.0 mi

66 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4720:2120:57
September equinox07:3819:1619:47
December solstice07:4417:1517:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475259687683858478685648
Precip in0.70.60.91.11.32.11.71.91.81.40.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccamey, 7 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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