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Yewpon

Yewpon from directly overhead

Yewpon is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lotman Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas

How to reach it

Coordinates30.16111, -97.20975

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bastrop State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Bastrop South Shore Park: 4.6 mi
  • Lake Bastrop Lands: 4.9 mi
  • Mayfest Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 11
  • Lotman Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 12.0 mi
  • Royston Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 12.6 mi
  • High Point: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.0 mi
  • Fork in the Road: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkN 5°232 m12.6 mi
Bastrop County High PointSW 214°226 m23.1 mi
Yegua KnobbsN 5°225 m12.0 mi
Flag HillSW 216°221 m21.3 mi
Lotman HillWSW 252°201 m3.0 mi
Caldwell KnobW 268°177 m15.5 mi
Royston HillS 185°174 m12.2 mi
High PointSSW 208°174 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2919:5920:34
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2216:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706052
Precip in2.72.22.83.64.53.21.92.83.74.03.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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