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King County

King County from directly overhead

King County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 537 m. Red Hill stands 703 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 6666 Ranch, a artwork 1.2 miles away. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.63209, -100.35704

17 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11
  • Dog Town Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Fourmile Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 13.5 mi
  • Wild Horse Mountain: 20.5 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pouring Spring: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWSW 240°703 m20.9 mi
Croton BreaksW 261°655 m21.8 mi
Haystack MountainSSW 201°613 m13.5 mi
Fourmile HillN 356°592 m2.5 mi
Wild Horse MountainNE 49°577 m20.5 mi
Buzzard PeakESE 113°569 m20.6 mi
Lowrance MountainENE 59°552 m21.2 mi
Lovers ResortS 178°551 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2119:53
June solstice06:3220:1920:56
September equinox07:3019:0719:40
December solstice07:4317:0017:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281848375645243
Precip in1.01.21.52.03.23.32.12.82.52.01.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guthrie, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052583

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