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Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office

Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office from directly overhead

Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Carter Mountains stands 471 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ogletree Gap Preserve, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.10417, -97.92885

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ogletree Gap Preserve: 0.1 mi
  • High Chapparal Park: 0.7 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Park: 0.9 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Hog Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Anderson Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Sevenmile Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 4.1 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 5
  • Adams Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Gooch Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Ogletree Stagestop and Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carter MountainsW 274°471 m20.2 mi
Cedar Top PeakW 271°457 m19.5 mi
Flat Top PeakW 278°453 m19.2 mi
Twin MountainsWNW 286°451 m20.3 mi
Boys PeakWNW 283°447 m18.3 mi
Franklin MountainNW 324°427 m12.2 mi
Crawford MountainNW 309°416 m6.7 mi
Bachelor PeakSW 233°409 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:44
June solstice06:2920:0420:39
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2716:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848578685849
Precip in2.42.23.32.14.73.22.71.63.93.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971361698

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