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Mission Mary

Mission Mary from directly overhead

Mission Mary is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,049 m. Black Mountain stands 2,296 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Lake Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.93851, -103.82788

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cat Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Goat Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Meier Hills: 7.3 mi
  • Saddle Back Mountains: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 9
  • Phantom Lake Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Giffin Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Giffin Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Giffin Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Giffin Springs: 2.2 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • C.T. Gray Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sandia Wetlands: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • McDonald Observatory: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Mission Mary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSSW 211°2,296 m17.5 mi
Spring MountainSW 215°2,124 m18.5 mi
Guide PeakSSW 213°2,089 m19.6 mi
Mount LockeSSW 212°2,066 m21.8 mi
Mount FowlkesSSW 212°2,030.183 m21.0 mi
Robbers Roost MountainWSW 238°2,027 m20.7 mi
Three PointsSW 229°1,998 m20.7 mi
Mount McElroyW 262°1,992 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3520:07
June solstice06:5320:2721:03
September equinox07:4419:2219:53
December solstice07:5017:2217:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647380818073655446
Precip in0.70.40.40.51.01.11.81.92.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balmorhea, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346139644

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