Filippone Building
Filippone Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Catholic Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
67 named places within 25 miles
- Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Fort Clark, C.S.A: 0.2 mi
- Partrick Building: 0.2 mi
- Kinney County Courthouse: 0.2 mi
- Las Moras Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Elm Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Pinto Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 12.5 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Fort Clark Guardhouse: 0.6 mi
- Tequesquite Spring: 18.7 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 20.7 mi
- Dabney: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Filippone Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 14° | 634 m | 22.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNE 20° | 622 m | 23.0 mi |
| Boiling Mountain | NE 52° | 602 m | 23.3 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | NNE 18° | 588 m | 20.2 mi |
| Salmon Peak | NE 53° | 547 m | 19.1 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | ENE 73° | 545 m | 13.8 mi |
| Loma la Cruz | NE 47° | 532 m | 18.9 mi |
| Whitecotton Peaks | ENE 61° | 530 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:13 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6277479405
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