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Baby Head Cemetery

Baby Head Cemetery from directly overhead

Baby Head Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 418 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Babyhead Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.88715, -98.65658

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Babyhead Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Lockhart Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Fox Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Indian Hills: 5.8 mi
Parks: 19
  • Badu Park: 9.2 mi
  • Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 9.4 mi
  • Robinson City Park: 10.1 mi
  • Lower Colorado River Authority Park: 12.6 mi
  • Canyon of the Eagles: 13.0 mi
Springs: 12
  • Morgan Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Morgan Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Baby Head Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainWNW 299°587 m14.6 mi
Bee BenchmarkW 277°580 m13.4 mi
Lone Oak MountainW 276°568 m13.7 mi
Smoothingiron MountainW 262°556 m14.9 mi
Buffalo KnobNW 325°538 m13.5 mi
High Pond MountainNW 325°537 m14.1 mi
Pyramid RockS 178°531 m17.8 mi
Dancer PeakS 169°525 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:47
June solstice06:3320:0620:42
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2917:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582858578685750
Precip in1.51.72.42.13.93.31.81.62.33.02.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452327290

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