Ghost town · Texas
Clairemont
Clairemont is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 648 m. McKenzie Mountains stands 864 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Kent County Jail, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kent County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates33.16639, -100.75250
29 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 16
- Butte Knob: 2.0 mi
- Gant Hills: 10.1 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Tater Hills: 14.1 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Old Kent County Jail: 0.1 mi
- First National Bank Building: 11.7 mi
- Kent County: 11.8 mi
- Double Mountain Salt Works (on Brazos River): 11.8 mi
- Putoff Canyon: 12.3 mi
Parks: 2
- Jayton Park: 9.5 mi
- Swenson Park: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Arrow Sculture: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clairemont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Mountains | SW 225° | 864 m | 18.2 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 233° | 850 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SSW 206° | 822 m | 11.9 mi |
| Double Mountains | ESE 113° | 743 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lloyd Mountain | S 187° | 732 m | 24.7 mi |
| Church Peak | S 182° | 714 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 248° | 714 m | 22.2 mi |
| Overlook Hill | S 180° | 703 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jayton, 12 mi away.
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