Telegraph
Telegraph is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 565 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Telegraph Store and Post Office, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kimble County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
- 29.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
82 named places within 25 miles
- Telegraph Store and Post Office: 0.1 mi
- Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station: 4.6 mi
- R. M. Turner Family: 5.7 mi
- Site of Four Mile Dam: 10.6 mi
- Captain Gully Cowsert: 12.7 mi
- Allison Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Joes Point: 12.1 mi
- Round Top: 13.4 mi
- Cedar Knob: 14.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.6 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Cloud Point: 16.8 mi
- Rock Springs: 10.6 mi
- West Spring: 16.5 mi
- East Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hill Country Fair Grounds: 13.4 mi
- Schreiner Park: 14.2 mi
- Roosevelt: 14.4 mi
- Fort Terrett: 19.1 mi
- Kimble County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telegraph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | WNW 300° | 722 m | 21.4 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | NW 311° | 715 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cedar Knob | NW 310° | 701 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 353° | 683 m | 9.4 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | SSW 200° | 683 m | 24.8 mi |
| Allison Mountain | NNW 346° | 682 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 124° | 676 m | 15.8 mi |
| Joes Point | NW 313° | 671 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:08 | 17:44 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 10 mi away.
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