Ghost town · Texas
Chalk Mountain
Chalk Mountain is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Giant U, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Erath County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates32.15440, -97.91080
- 10.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Chalk Mountain Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Johnsville Cemetery: 7.1 mi
- Pony Creek Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Lanham Mill Community: 7.8 mi
- Duffau Baptist Church: 8.3 mi
Parks
- 67 Roadside Park: 1.4 mi
- Baker's Crossing: 7.4 mi
- Dinosaur Valley State Park: 8.7 mi
- Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 9.9 mi
- Crump Park: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 20
- Lone Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.3 mi
- Dinner Hill: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- The Giant U: 0.6 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 10.5 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 10.6 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 10.6 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 8.5 mi
- Apatosaurus: 8.5 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 13.8 mi
- Carriage House: 17.5 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Three Way: 7.0 mi
- Duffau: 8.2 mi
- Brazos Point: 17.2 mi
- Clairette: 18.5 mi
- Alexander: 18.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Creation Evidence Museum: 8.1 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 10.5 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 11.6 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 10.7 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 18.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 18.6 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 19.5 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Comanche Peak: 16.8 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Bluff Mills: 24.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Open Roof Gazebo: 18.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | WNW 283° | 427 m | 12.3 mi |
| Long Point | SSW 193° | 415 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WNW 283° | 413 m | 4.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 191° | 411 m | 24.6 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNE 22° | 373 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jackson Hill | S 172° | 372 m | 21.4 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | SSE 167° | 366 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 149° | 362 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 14 mi away.
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