Bandera Pass
Bandera Pass is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 516 m. Chalk Hill stands 670 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain pass in Bandera County, Texas Hill Country.
Wikidata Q19600330, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.0 mi
- Duffys Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Medina: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Old Historical Camp Verde Army Fort Historical Monument: 2.3 mi
- Site of Camp Verde: 2.3 mi
- One Mile to Ruins of Camp Verde: 2.4 mi
- Penateka Comanches: 2.4 mi
- Camp Verde, C.S.A.: 2.4 mi
- Verde Creek Park: 2.4 mi
- Lion's Park: 7.2 mi
- Bandina Christian Youth Camp: 8.0 mi
- Camp Sionito: 8.1 mi
- Ranger Crossing Park: 8.5 mi
- Kindla Spring: 8.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 10.0 mi
- Bear Springs: 12.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 13.3 mi
- Pear Tree Spring: 13.4 mi
- Joes Point: 3.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.2 mi
- The Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 11.3 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 9.3 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 13.1 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 13.1 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 21.4 mi
- Lupe: 13.1 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 15.2 mi
- Stonehenge II: 17.0 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 14.9 mi
- Welfare: 19.6 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Bandera Pass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WSW 251° | 670 m | 23.1 mi |
| Edwards Peak | WNW 285° | 666 m | 7.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 241° | 648 m | 17.2 mi |
| Seco Mountain | SW 233° | 629 m | 20.8 mi |
| Turkey Knob | E 98° | 623 m | 11.9 mi |
| Round Top | ENE 76° | 611 m | 2.8 mi |
| Flag Mountain | SSW 207° | 604 m | 18.3 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SW 216° | 601 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medina 1NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6342294265
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