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Mormon Mill

Mormon Mill from directly overhead

Mormon Mill is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Howell Mountain stands 504 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crownover Chapel, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off.

ghost town in Burnet County, Texas

How to reach it

Coordinates30.63690, -98.23390

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park Ball Fields: 3.9 mi
  • VFW Park Baseball Field: 4.6 mi
  • The Greens Soccer Complex: 5.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls Adventure Park: 5.1 mi
  • Westside Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Slaughter Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • North Peak: 4.7 mi
  • WildCat Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 7.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Flatrock Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Williams Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 6
  • The Falls Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 7.1 mi
  • CCC Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 8.4 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Dead Man's Hole: 7.7 mi
  • Observation Tower: 7.8 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 21.3 mi
  • Texas paintball: 21.3 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Mormon Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howell MountainSW 224°504 m19.3 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSW 217°491 m16.1 mi
Buffalo PeakSSW 210°491 m21.3 mi
Long MountainNNW 341°490 m19.4 mi
Potato HillNNW 348°484 m12.1 mi
Round MountainSSW 212°480 m15.0 mi
Packsaddle MountainW 266°478 m16.4 mi
Shovel MountainS 184°472 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:39
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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