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Cherry Mountain School Complex

Cherry Mountain School Complex from directly overhead

Cherry Mountain School Complex is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 646 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the northeast, 0.9 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

Historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110024494, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.38279, -98.92424

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cherry Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Roundhead: 5.6 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Schlaudt Hills: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 13
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Kentner Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Bierschwale Spring: 18.8 mi
Parks: 9
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cherry Mountain School Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNE660 m0.9 mi
RoundheadWSW653 m5.6 mi
Lehmann MountainWNW623 m10.7 mi
Cedar MountainN608 m6.7 mi
Buckeye PointWNW601 m7.4 mi
County Line HillNW601 m9.6 mi
Schlaudt HillsS597 m6.8 mi
CedarheadSE595 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:48
June solstice06:3520:0620:42
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:2917:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403614882

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