Ghost town · Texas
Apex
Apex is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 552 m. Mason Mountains stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shin Oak Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 11 miles off.
ghost town in San Saba County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.96961, -98.92588
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 20.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- San Fernando Academy: 5.2 mi
- Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy: 5.2 mi
- Huffman Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Union Band Cemetery: 7.9 mi
- Valley Spring Cemetery: 9.2 mi
Peaks
- Shin Oak Mountain: 3.5 mi
- High Rock: 4.1 mi
- Panther Rock: 4.4 mi
- Bee Benchmark: 4.8 mi
- Lone Oak Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 9
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 13.1 mi
- Robinson City Park: 19.8 mi
- San Saba City Park: 19.9 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 20.3 mi
- Risien Park: 20.4 mi
Museums: 4
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
- Llano County Museum: 21.0 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 21.2 mi
- Mason County Museum: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Pontotoc: 5.3 mi
- Bettina: 18.6 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Pontotoc Winery: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chimney Bluff: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
- Mulberry Spring: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Apex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Mountains | WSW 248° | 611 m | 23.2 mi |
| Lime Peak | SW 230° | 600 m | 12.3 mi |
| Shin Oak Mountain | ENE 65° | 587 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | SSE 147° | 580 m | 4.8 mi |
| High Point | WSW 236° | 575 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | SSE 152° | 568 m | 5.0 mi |
| Purdy Hill | WSW 239° | 562 m | 19.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 261° | 558 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 23 mi away.
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