Great Western Trail
Great Western Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Throckmorton County, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
51 named places within 25 miles
- Throckmorton County: 1.8 mi
- Throckmorton County Courthouse: 2.7 mi
- Camp Cooper, C.S.A.: 2.7 mi
- Bush Knob Massacre: 8.7 mi
- Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senaco: 11.4 mi
- Thacker Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sellers Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hay Rick Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Twin Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Mount Air: 14.3 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 16.5 mi
- Parade Ground: 19.9 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 20.0 mi
- Hittson Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Deer Head Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Throckmorton County Museum: 4.9 mi
- Fort Griffin: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Western Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Hills | SSW 210° | 525 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | SW 225° | 485 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sellers Hill | WSW 244° | 481 m | 5.1 mi |
| Twin Mountain | N 359° | 435 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SW 217° | 433 m | 16.0 mi |
| Thacker Mountain | SSE 155° | 425 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hay Rick Mountain | SE 139° | 417 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Air | SSE 167° | 412 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Throckmorton 10N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453543161
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