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Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain from directly overhead

Granite Mountain is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Dancer Peak stands 525 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

The story

mountain in Burnet County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q5595892, matched on coordinates and name (512 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.59259, -98.29916

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Granite Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Slaughter Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Little Castle Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Castle Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • VFW Park Baseball Field: 1.0 mi
  • Rotary Park Ball Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Westside Park: 1.5 mi
  • The Greens Soccer Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Johnson Park: 2.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Flatrock Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Williams Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Trough Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 18.6 mi
Museums: 10
  • The Falls Museum: 1.0 mi
  • CCC Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 10.8 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Dead Man's Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Observation Tower: 7.1 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 19.4 mi
  • River Overlook: 19.5 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dancer PeakWNW 286°525 m19.1 mi
Tabletop MountainSW 228°521 m19.5 mi
Tater HillSW 230°512 m18.0 mi
Howell MountainSW 222°504 m14.4 mi
Indian PeakSW 235°496 m19.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 210°491 m11.4 mi
Buffalo PeakSSW 204°491 m16.8 mi
Potato HillN 5°484 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:40
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2717:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281344

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