Mound Prairie
Mound Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Neches Indian Village, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.5 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
108 named places within 25 miles
- Fowler Hill: 4.0 mi
- Collins Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sunshine Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Big Hill: 6.1 mi
- Henry White Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 6.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.9 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 14.3 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 14.6 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 16.1 mi
- Weeping Mary: 0.5 mi
- Morrill: 5.1 mi
- Chronister: 9.0 mi
- Wildhurst: 9.2 mi
- New Birmingham: 12.6 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 14.6 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 23.2 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mound Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NE 46° | 221 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NNE 20° | 214 m | 11.7 mi |
| Flower Mountain | ENE 60° | 211 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | NNW 346° | 210 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NNW 331° | 207 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNW 332° | 206 m | 14.8 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NNW 337° | 200 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNW 344° | 199 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414048
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