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Colonel William C. Young

Colonel William C. Young from directly overhead

Colonel William C. Young is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Bear Mountain stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Robert S. Neighbors, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.15063, -98.74087

Overlooks nearby

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Round Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Beehive Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Skid Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Dobbs Hill: 8.0 mi
Parks: 13
  • Fort Belknap State Park: 0.0 mi
  • Newcastle City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Lake Eddleman Park: 8.3 mi
  • Firemens Park: 8.7 mi
  • Standpipe Park: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainESE 112°438 m20.0 mi
Indian MountainESE 115°434 m19.4 mi
Ross MountainESE 108°431 m20.7 mi
Thacker MountainW 272°425 m24.8 mi
Deck MountainESE 108°423 m23.5 mi
Harris PeakSE 134°422 m21.3 mi
Wolf MountainESE 119°420 m4.4 mi
Pitts MountainESE 108°420 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2720:1120:48
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3516:5517:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756647281858577655445
Precip in1.21.73.02.13.83.82.02.23.13.71.61.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454153026

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