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General John R. Baylor

General John R. Baylor from directly overhead

General John R. Baylor is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Housetop Mountain stands 707 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.54019, -100.01086

Overlooks nearby

Around it

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • Hayes Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Shoe Peg Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Double Knobs: 5.2 mi
  • Rawhide Mountains: 5.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 4
  • Camp Wood City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bruce Park: 9.9 mi
  • Garner State Park: 16.9 mi
  • Frio Canyon Park: 20.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Walnut Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Trough Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Winans Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 9.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of General John R. Baylor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Housetop MountainN 6°707 m13.6 mi
Meridian MountainNE 53°707 m21.7 mi
Caprock MountainNNE 17°695 m10.2 mi
Kelley PeakNW 322°680 m11.8 mi
Seep Spring MountainN 354°674 m22.2 mi
Gobbler KnobNNE 25°670 m11.2 mi
Hog Pen MountainN 3°657 m18.9 mi
Turkey PeakN 3°648 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:4120:0920:44
September equinox07:2919:0719:38
December solstice07:3217:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581838377695850
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6285103313

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