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Garrison Greenwood

Garrison Greenwood from directly overhead

Garrison Greenwood is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Bread Tray Mountain stands 504 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.07287, -98.19907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 5.4 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Boys Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 8.1 mi
Parks: 40
  • Turner Field Park: 1.0 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 1.0 mi
  • Lampasas Sport Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Goodrich Memorial Tennis Park: 1.3 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Gooch Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Adams Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 4
  • Lampasas County Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.8 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Garrison Greenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bread Tray MountainNW504 m24.3 mi
Messanger MountainWNW502 m12.3 mi
Knight MountainWNW501 m10.3 mi
Indian HillsWSW492 m24.6 mi
Long MountainSW490 m14.4 mi
Payne MountainNNW490 m21.7 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW485 m10.6 mi
Lookout MountainSW484 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438068335

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