Gideon Thorp's Arrastre
Gideon Thorp's Arrastre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Andy Moore Mountain stands 585 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 20 mi
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Park: 7.4 mi
- Alvin Wirtz Park: 7.9 mi
- Cottonwood Shores Community Park: 7.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bay Nature Park: 7.9 mi
- Cottonwood Shores Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 6.0 mi
- Shovel Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Howell Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Captain Jesse Burnam: 6.6 mi
- Conrad Fuchs House: 6.7 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 8.1 mi
- Fuchs Cemetery: 8.6 mi
- Brandt Badger House: 9.8 mi
- The Falls Museum: 10.7 mi
- Science Mill: 11.8 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 11.8 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- CCC Museum: 17.0 mi
- Flatrock Spring: 6.5 mi
- Jones Spring: 12.4 mi
- Williams Spring: 17.4 mi
- Bell Spring: 17.5 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 22.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 21.4 mi
- Black Rock: 23.3 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 8.1 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 11.0 mi
- River Overlook: 11.0 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 14.9 mi
- Pogue Springs Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Hogge Parkland Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Upper Barton Creek Management Unit: 23.9 mi
- Mormon Mill: 15.4 mi
- Click: 15.8 mi
- Albert: 22.6 mi
- Eckert: 23.0 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 23.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 23.9 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Gideon Thorp's Arrastre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Moore Mountain | W 265° | 585 m | 18.9 mi |
| Circle Benchmark | SSW 203° | 579 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bee Rock Mountain | W 276° | 557 m | 18.9 mi |
| Smith Mountains | W 262° | 553 m | 15.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | SSW 201° | 549 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hudson Mountain | W 263° | 543 m | 17.1 mi |
| Solomon Mountain | W 278° | 526 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tabletop Mountain | WSW 258° | 521 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395154336
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