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Cowboys' Christmas Ball

Cowboys' Christmas Ball from directly overhead

Cowboys' Christmas Ball is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Skinout Mountain stands 571 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Anson City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 10 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.74578, -99.89232

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Anson City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hawley Little League Park: 9.9 mi
  • Harmon Park: 14.9 mi
  • Johnson Park: 15.4 mi
  • Sea Bee Park: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Jacob's Dream: 22.0 mi
  • Marcel and Wilfred: 22.1 mi
  • Good Night Dinosaur: 22.1 mi
  • Stuart Little: 22.1 mi
  • The Three Little Kittens: 22.1 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Skinout Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 19.5 mi
  • Peter Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Frog Mountain: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Petrified Tree: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skinout MountainWNW 291°571 m8.4 mi
Peter HillWNW 292°566 m22.0 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW 342°552 m19.5 mi
Frog MountainNNW 343°525 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:52
June solstice06:3320:1520:51
September equinox07:2819:0519:38
December solstice07:3917:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838375655345
Precip in1.01.41.51.93.33.62.52.62.32.51.51.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anson, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438054050

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