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Captain Gully Cowsert

Captain Gully Cowsert from directly overhead

Captain Gully Cowsert is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is First Church in Community Copperas Methodist Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.50036, -99.97728

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • Allison Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Black Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Joes Point: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 7.4 mi
  • Brokeleg Mountain: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Rock Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Walton Spring: 21.2 mi
  • West Spring: 24.2 mi
  • East Spring: 24.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 12.8 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 12.9 mi
  • Fort McKavett State Historic Site: 23.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin ButtesW722 m14.2 mi
Brokeleg MountainW715 m10.4 mi
Cedar KnobWSW701 m7.4 mi
Target HillNNW690 m22.9 mi
Black MountainSE683 m4.0 mi
Allison MountainSSE682 m3.9 mi
Joes PointSW671 m6.0 mi
Fort Terrett PeakWSW671 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:3920:1120:46
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3417:0817:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657380828275655447
Precip in0.91.32.02.02.72.61.51.92.72.91.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066333

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