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Church of the Ascension

Church of the Ascension from directly overhead

Church of the Ascension is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Montell Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas

Wikidata Q110022702, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.53925, -100.01230

Overlooks nearby

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • Hayes Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Shoe Peg Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Double Knobs: 5.2 mi
  • Rawhide Mountains: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 4
  • Camp Wood City Park: 9.1 mi
  • Bruce Park: 9.9 mi
  • Garner State Park: 17.0 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 20.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Walnut Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Trough Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Winans Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 9.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainN 7°707 m13.7 mi
Meridian MountainNE 53°707 m21.8 mi
Caprock MountainNNE 17°695 m10.3 mi
Kelley PeakNW 322°680 m11.8 mi
Seep Spring MountainN 354°674 m22.2 mi
Gobbler KnobNNE 25°670 m11.3 mi
Hog Pen MountainN 3°657 m18.9 mi
Turkey PeakN 3°648 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:4120:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
December solstice07:3217:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6285103312

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