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Don Felipe Roque de la Portilla

Don Felipe Roque de la Portilla from directly overhead

Don Felipe Roque de la Portilla is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the First Town of San Marcos, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.85543, -97.89840

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Conway Park: 2.0 mi
  • San Marcos Gary Softball Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Paul Peña Park: 2.2 mi
  • Swift Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Koeglar Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Trunk Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Bading Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Nail Hill: 9.8 mi
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 22
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 8
Springs: 7
  • San Marcos Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Blue Hole: 15.4 mi
  • Comal Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 5.5 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.1 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.6 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Don Felipe Roque de la Portilla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainNW 316°451 m23.3 mi
Peach MountainNW 321°429 m23.8 mi
Startz HillW 265°428 m23.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainNW 321°423 m19.7 mi
Lone Man MountainNW 324°416 m19.0 mi
Kuhn HillWNW 290°405 m24.0 mi
Tower HillWNW 292°404 m15.8 mi
Moon MountainWNW 294°374 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403654626

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