Mineral Wells High School
Mineral Wells High School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rock School House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it.
The story
city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties, Texas, United States
Dates from 1900.
Wikidata Q1016981, matched on coordinates and name (497 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 21 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 21 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 21 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Schoolhouse: 0.0 mi
- Mineral Wells: 0.3 mi
- Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway Depot: 0.4 mi
- Old Mineral Wells Post Office: 0.4 mi
- Famous Mineral Water Company: 0.4 mi
- West Mountain: 0.4 mi
- East Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pollard Hill: 2.3 mi
- Duke Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Barber Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Zappe Park: 0.3 mi
- West City Park: 0.7 mi
- Southeast Park: 1.0 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 1.4 mi
- Lets Grow Crazy: 0.4 mi
- Navy Garden: 4.6 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 4.6 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Reflection Garden: 4.7 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 4.6 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 10.9 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 19.1 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 19.1 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 0.3 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 18.9 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 19.0 mi
- Life is Peachy: 19.2 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Conway Bluff: 22.2 mi
- State park swim beach: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 24.3 mi
- Advance, Texas: 14.3 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 22.4 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Mineral Wells High School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | W 262° | 443 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 254° | 443 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 313° | 438 m | 23.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NW 310° | 434 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ross Mountain | NW 316° | 431 m | 23.6 mi |
| Deck Mountain | NW 320° | 423 m | 21.4 mi |
| Harris Peak | WNW 293° | 422 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | W 274° | 421 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453473531
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