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Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A.

Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Meadow Mountain stands 778 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Bronte, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.88691, -100.29342

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
  • Cedar Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Kickapoo Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Nipple Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Jones Peak: 7.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Bronte Mini Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lake Knierim County Park: 0.6 mi
  • Coke County Park: 11.0 mi
  • Fern Havins Park: 11.6 mi
  • Lake View Park: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Bronte: 0.0 mi
  • Bronte: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meadow MountainWNW 296°778 m20.4 mi
Green MountainW 271°778 m22.0 mi
Horse MountainNW 308°765 m17.4 mi
Durham PeakNW 305°763 m14.9 mi
Hylton MountainNNE 14°753 m15.7 mi
Shaggy PeakW 281°747 m23.3 mi
Kickapoo MountainNNW 336°745 m6.1 mi
Jackson MountainNNE 15°741 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2119:53
June solstice06:3720:1520:51
September equinox07:3019:0719:39
December solstice07:3817:0517:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856657279828175645345
Precip in1.11.21.62.03.62.61.32.72.72.51.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronte 11 NNE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402955208

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