Colorado River Ferry Crossing
Colorado River Ferry Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. Kiser Mountain stands 713 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Abilene & Southern Depot, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
84 named places within 25 miles
- Abilene & Southern Depot: 0.3 mi
- Ballinger: 0.5 mi
- Runnels County Courthouse: 0.5 mi
- War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Carnegie Library Building: 0.7 mi
- Deadman Hill: 20.2 mi
- Mount Margaret: 20.8 mi
- Bead Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Gobbler Hill: 21.2 mi
- Table Mountain: 21.4 mi
- City Park: 1.1 mi
- Winters Community Center: 16.5 mi
- Concho Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 22.6 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 23.2 mi
- Buffalo Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Herrings Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 0.4 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 15.7 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 23.6 mi
- Bronte: 23.2 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colorado River Ferry Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiser Mountain | W 265° | 713 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 25° | 700 m | 22.1 mi |
| Moro Mountain | N 10° | 700 m | 22.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNE 19° | 688 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Margaret | W 273° | 660 m | 20.8 mi |
| Juniper Peak | W 274° | 655 m | 23.1 mi |
| Chandlers Peak | NE 34° | 650 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gobbler Hill | W 268° | 616 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453507619
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