Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon
Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Horrell-Higgins Feud, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
City in and county seat of Lampasas County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q981474, matched on coordinates and name (508 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Top Peak: 5.6 mi
- Carter Mountains: 6.7 mi
- Bachelor Peak: 6.9 mi
- Flat Top Peak: 6.9 mi
- Boys Peak: 7.3 mi
- Horrell-Higgins Feud: 0.0 mi
- First State Meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas: 0.0 mi
- Texas Bankers Association: 0.0 mi
- Lampasas County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Hanna Springs: 0.0 mi
- Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- College Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.3 mi
- Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.4 mi
- W. M. Brook Park: 0.6 mi
- Gooch Spring: 1.3 mi
- Adams Spring: 5.1 mi
- Big Spring: 13.9 mi
- Persimmon Spring: 14.6 mi
- Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
- Indian Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Pillar Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Chism Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Indian Point: 16.7 mi
- White Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.5 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 21.5 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.8 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 24.5 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 1.0 mi
- Nix: 11.6 mi
- Gorman Falls: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messanger Mountain | WNW 298° | 502 m | 13.6 mi |
| Knight Mountain | WNW 301° | 501 m | 11.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 220° | 490 m | 14.7 mi |
| Payne Mountain | NNW 336° | 490 m | 22.6 mi |
| Twin Sister Peaks | WNW 291° | 485 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 230° | 484 m | 13.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 198° | 484 m | 18.7 mi |
| Waters Mountain | W 281° | 480 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438068312
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