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Brazos River Indian Reservation

Brazos River Indian Reservation from directly overhead

Brazos River Indian Reservation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Bear Mountain stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shawnee Springs Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.09936, -98.58945

Overlooks nearby

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Dobbs Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Haynes Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Sidney Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Beehive Mountain: 5.5 mi
Parks: 15
  • Shawnee Springs Park: 0.2 mi
  • Standpipe Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fisher Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pool Park: 1.0 mi
  • Firemens Park: 1.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainESE 111°438 m10.6 mi
Indian MountainESE 118°434 m10.0 mi
Ross MountainESE 105°431 m11.3 mi
C J MountainSSW 203°424 m23.5 mi
Deck MountainESE 105°423 m14.1 mi
Harris PeakSSE 149°422 m13.0 mi
Hayrick MountainSSE 167°421 m18.8 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 286°420 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:2720:1120:47
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3416:5417:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756647281858577655445
Precip in1.21.73.02.13.83.82.02.23.13.71.61.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Graham, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454153030

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