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Edith

Edith from directly overhead

Edith is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 597 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Paint Creek Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates31.90360, -100.61100

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
  • Green Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Millican Mountains: 4.2 mi
  • Shaggy Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 7.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • Paint Creek Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lake View Park: 5.0 mi
  • Fern Havins Park: 7.1 mi
  • Coke County Park: 7.7 mi
  • Harper Park: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Bronte: 18.7 mi
  • Bronte: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainWNW796 m11.3 mi
Jackson MountainN788 m14.5 mi
Stepp MountainNNW786 m13.3 mi
Green MountainWSW778 m3.4 mi
Meadow MountainN778 m7.6 mi
Round TopWSW772 m23.3 mi
McWhorter MountainWNW766 m18.9 mi
Horse MountainNNE765 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3820:1620:52
September equinox07:3119:0819:41
December solstice07:4017:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956657480848375655345
Precip in1.11.11.31.72.62.61.52.62.72.11.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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