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Cabeza

Cabeza from directly overhead

Cabeza is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Van Cleave Mound stands 143 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sociedad Cementerio Union Mexicana Cemetery, a historic site 3.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.97466, -97.67248

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Yorktown Public Park: 10.1 mi
  • Highland Park: 14.7 mi
  • Karnes City Park: 15.1 mi
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 15.5 mi
  • Karnes City Aquatic Center: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Lookout Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Bald Mound: 14.0 mi
  • Van Cleave Mound: 15.2 mi
  • Rocky Mound: 15.2 mi
  • Mustang Mott: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Van Cleave MoundNNE143 m15.2 mi
Bald MoundN142 m14.0 mi
Rocky MoundN132 m15.2 mi
Lookout HillW101 m12.3 mi
Mustang MottENE100 m18.3 mi
Windy HillNNE71 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3319:5820:33
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2117:0317:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707783858580726355

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Karnes City 2N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403585703

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