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Battle of Freshwater Fork of the Brazos

Battle of Freshwater Fork of the Brazos from directly overhead

Battle of Freshwater Fork of the Brazos is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 856 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Ranger Campsite, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.66452, -101.17554
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks: 17
Parks: 10
  • Crosbyton Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lions Park: 12.2 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 19.7 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 20.3 mi
  • Swenson Park: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Indian Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Blanco: 9.8 mi
  • Negro Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 13.0 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Silver Falls: 0.9 mi
  • 20 foot falls: 1.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainSW 220°909 m20.7 mi
Haystack MountainE 96°879 m13.0 mi
Mackenzie PeakE 95°874 m18.7 mi
Indian HillSSE 150°845 m3.6 mi
Negro HillSSE 167°811 m10.5 mi
Bunker HillSE 137°811 m11.1 mi
Negro HillSE 139°797 m13.3 mi
Soldier MoundESE 115°756 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:57
June solstice06:3620:2220:59
September equinox07:3419:1019:43
December solstice07:4617:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606977807972625041
Precip in0.80.91.41.82.93.02.42.02.71.71.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403514562

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