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Captain William Walter Taylor

Captain William Walter Taylor from directly overhead

Captain William Walter Taylor is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Brokeleg Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Vicinity of Bradbury Settlement, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.48293, -99.78133
Around it

89 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 11
  • Round Top: 0.5 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Black Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Joes Point: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Rock Springs: 8.5 mi
  • West Spring: 14.5 mi
  • East Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Walton Spring: 15.2 mi
  • The Big Springs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 2
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 1.1 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 1.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeleg MountainW 275°715 m22.1 mi
Cedar KnobW 266°701 m18.7 mi
Black MountainW 261°683 m8.7 mi
Allison MountainWSW 258°682 m9.8 mi
Gobblers KnobSSE 164°676 m20.4 mi
Joes PointW 261°671 m16.5 mi
Fort Terrett PeakW 266°671 m24.4 mi
Monument MountainENE 74°662 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848377675649
Precip in0.91.12.01.83.22.81.52.02.42.11.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066315

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