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Carver School Grounds

Carver School Grounds from directly overhead

Carver School Grounds is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Filippone Building, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.31326, -100.42134

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
  • Las Moras Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Elm Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Pinto Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Head Peak: 12.6 mi
  • Turkey Mountain: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tequesquite Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNE 14°634 m22.1 mi
Indian MountainNNE 20°622 m23.1 mi
Boiling MountainNE 52°602 m23.5 mi
Dutch MountainNNE 19°588 m20.4 mi
Salmon PeakNE 54°547 m19.3 mi
Turkey MountainENE 73°545 m14.0 mi
Loma la CruzNE 47°532 m19.1 mi
Whitecotton PeaksENE 61°530 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2219:54
June solstice06:4420:1020:45
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:3317:1317:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515663707782848579706052
Precip in0.81.01.91.43.53.42.32.53.12.41.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6275485867

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