Ghost town · Texas
Monthalia
Monthalia is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas
How to reach it
Coordinates29.46890, -97.60860
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- King Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Site of Cost School: 5.6 mi
- Dikes Family Cemetery: 5.6 mi
- The First Shot Monument: 5.6 mi
- Site of the First Shot of the Texas Revolution: 5.6 mi
Parks: 35
- Palmetto State Park: 8.3 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 9.4 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 9.6 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 10.4 mi
- Smiley School Park: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 17
- Watson Hill: 0.6 mi
- Stevens Hill: 3.6 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 9.5 mi
- Red Hill: 10.5 mi
- Capote Hills: 11.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Old Jail Museum: 9.7 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 10.2 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 14.9 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 14.9 mi
- Pioneer Flight Museum: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Antique Road Grader: 23.5 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 23.5 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Albuquerque: 16.4 mi
- Pandora: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monthalia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | W 265° | 228 m | 19.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 18° | 214 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | NW 314° | 214 m | 21.3 mi |
| Capote Knob | W 279° | 209 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 318° | 185 m | 22.7 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 276° | 181 m | 11.0 mi |
| Iron Mountains | NNE 18° | 171 m | 18.3 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNE 15° | 164 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 10 mi away.
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