Dummy Point
Dummy Point is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 709 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the northwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Terrett, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 709 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 28.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
40 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Fort Terrett: 1.1 mi
- Roosevelt: 8.7 mi
- Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Military Road: 9.0 mi
- Coalson-Pullen Colony: 11.3 mi
- First Church in Community Copperas Methodist Church: 13.3 mi
- Twin Buttes: 1.2 mi
- Fort Terrett Peak: 1.3 mi
- Brokeleg Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 6.4 mi
- Joes Point: 8.8 mi
- Kingfisher Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Fort Terrett: 1.0 mi
- Roosevelt: 8.8 mi
- Owenville: 11.0 mi
- Telegraph: 20.2 mi
- Parking Area: 5.5 mi
- Parking Area: 5.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dummy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | NW 314° | 722 m | 1.2 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | NE 48° | 715 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cedar Knob | E 96° | 701 m | 6.4 mi |
| Target Hill | NNE 14° | 690 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 92° | 683 m | 16.4 mi |
| Allison Mountain | E 94° | 682 m | 15.5 mi |
| Fort Terrett Peak | SSE 150° | 671 m | 1.3 mi |
| Joes Point | ESE 101° | 671 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:12 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 17:09 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356733295
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