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Camp Cooper, C.S.A.

Camp Cooper, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Camp Cooper, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Throckmorton County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.17882, -99.17760

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Thacker Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Sellers Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Hay Rick Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Air: 11.7 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 14.3 mi
Parks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Cooper, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope HillsSW 216°525 m21.0 mi
Hoover MountainSW 235°485 m14.8 mi
Sellers HillW 272°481 m5.7 mi
Twin MountainN 355°435 m14.3 mi
Buzzard PeakSW 226°433 m14.9 mi
Thacker MountainSSE 155°425 m1.1 mi
Flat TopSSE 168°420 m22.9 mi
Hay Rick MountainSE 134°417 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:49
June solstice06:2920:1320:50
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:3716:5617:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280848476655345
Precip in1.21.72.12.14.44.02.42.33.03.11.81.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453543165

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