Mission Mary
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.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Limpia Creek Vista · 24 mi
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- San Solomon Spring: 2.5 mi
- Wild Rose Pass: 15.7 mi
- McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas: 21.8 mi
- Granado Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Barry Scobee Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Phantom Lake Spring: 1.3 mi
- Giffin Springs: 2.2 mi
- Saragosa Spring: 5.0 mi
- Head Spring: 12.4 mi
- Barrilla Spring: 18.7 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 16.8 mi
- Neill Museum: 16.8 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 23.6 mi
- C.T. Gray Park: 5.8 mi
- Sandia Wetlands: 8.0 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 21.4 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 23.0 mi
- Kent: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,296 m | 17.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SW 215° | 2,124 m | 18.5 mi |
| Guide Peak | SSW 213° | 2,089 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Locke | SSW 212° | 2,066 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Fowlkes | SSW 212° | 2,030 m | 21.0 mi |
| Robbers Roost Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,027 m | 20.7 mi |
| Three Points | SW 229° | 1,998 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount McElroy | W 262° | 1,992 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:35 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:53 | 20:27 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:22 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:22 | 17:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balmorhea, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346139644
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