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Confederate President Jefferson Davis

Confederate President Jefferson Davis from directly overhead

Confederate President Jefferson Davis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,491 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeff Davis County Jail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.58814, -103.89484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sleeping Lion Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Dolores Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Scobee Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Casket Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Lion's Head Hill: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
Springs: 11
  • Modesta Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Peak Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Limpia Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Bridge Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Peewee Spring: 16.7 mi
Parks: 10
Museums: 9
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Point of Rocks roadside park: 10.7 mi
  • Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Winter Garden: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakW 281°2,537 m16.9 mi
Mount LivermoreWNW 281°2,492 m16.9 mi
Paradise MountainW 272°2,354 m14.7 mi
Pine PeakWNW 290°2,341 m13.8 mi
Richman MountainWNW 284°2,315 m16.4 mi
Black MountainNNW 331°2,296 m10.6 mi
Whitetail MountainWNW 287°2,281 m18.0 mi
Pine MesaW 275°2,223 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3620:07
June solstice06:5420:2721:02
September equinox07:4519:2219:54
December solstice07:5017:2317:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056637178777671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.22.33.02.62.11.30.60.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6385745976

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