Mangum
Mangum is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. East Caddo Peak stands 616 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbon City Jail, a historic site 3.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
114 named places within 25 miles
- Carbon City Jail: 3.8 mi
- Carbon Methodist Church Building: 3.8 mi
- First Baptist Church in Carbon: 4.0 mi
- Burkett House: 5.3 mi
- Prairie Oil and Gas Company Housing: 5.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Eastland City Park: 5.6 mi
- Six Flags Park: 5.8 mi
- Cisco City Park: 8.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 16.7 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 6.1 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 6.2 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 8.7 mi
- Robert E Howard House: 22.9 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 12.5 mi
- Desdemona: 18.4 mi
- La Casa: 21.8 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 22.6 mi
- Ol' Rip: 6.1 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mangum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Caddo Peak | WSW 243° | 616 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mexican Hat Hill | WSW 248° | 612 m | 18.1 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SW 217° | 571 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | E 91° | 507 m | 21.3 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | N 359° | 503 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 328° | 494 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | E 82° | 482 m | 20.5 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNE 14° | 482 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 6 mi away.
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