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An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail

An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail from directly overhead

An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Belltown Community, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.43678, -96.79891

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Somerville Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 7.9 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 8.6 mi
  • John E. Hejl Park at Davidson Creek: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Mockingbird Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Buzzard Knobs: 11.4 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 17.2 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 5.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkWSW 255°232 m24.3 mi
Yegua KnobbsWSW 253°225 m24.5 mi
Taylor MountainNNW 341°196 m17.0 mi
Hart MountainNNW 343°194 m18.4 mi
Wilson HillN 358°164 m23.9 mi
Eland RoughN 3°150 m22.8 mi
Homeyer MountainSSE 158°139 m20.6 mi
Clay HillW 267°138 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2619:5820:33
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:2116:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677582848579705952
Precip in3.12.22.92.64.73.22.12.63.14.63.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395072458

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