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Hext

Hext from directly overhead

Hext is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 564 m. Monument Mountain stands 662 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Menard County, Texas

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Coordinates30.86917, -99.52861
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 14
  • Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 12.2 mi
  • Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 12.8 mi
  • Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 12.9 mi
  • American Legion Park: 15.5 mi
  • Low Water Bridge Park: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Haystack Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Cutoff Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Hyman Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Double Knobs: 11.5 mi
  • Mason Mountains: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Walton Spring: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument MountainSSE 166°662 m21.5 mi
Hyman HillNW 319°647 m9.2 mi
Little Racetrack MountainWNW 295°637 m15.3 mi
Mason MountainsE 97°611 m14.5 mi
Double KnobsESE 114°606 m11.5 mi
Cutoff MountainSE 138°595 m8.8 mi
Haystack MountainESE 122°586 m8.3 mi
Teacup MountainSSW 203°575 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3620:1020:45
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3317:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647278818174655446
Precip in1.11.42.12.03.43.11.62.02.22.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Menard, 16 mi away.

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