Old Camp Wolters
Old Camp Wolters is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Wolters, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 16.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 23 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 23 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 24 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 24 mi
166 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Wolters: 1.3 mi
- Elmwood Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches: 1.8 mi
- Troop F 124 Cavalry: 2.0 mi
- Old Mineral Wells Post Office: 2.1 mi
- East Mountain: 1.6 mi
- West Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Duke Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pollard Hill: 4.8 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 7.6 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 1.3 mi
- Zappe Park: 2.2 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 2.4 mi
- Southeast Park: 2.4 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 2.5 mi
- Lets Grow Crazy: 2.2 mi
- Navy Garden: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 2.5 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 2.5 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 2.5 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 13.4 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 16.8 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 16.9 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 2.2 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 16.7 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 16.7 mi
- Life is Peachy: 16.9 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Conway Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Advance, Texas: 12.2 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 20.1 mi
- State park swim beach: 2.1 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Camp Wolters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | W 262° | 443 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 254° | 443 m | 21.2 mi |
| Deck Mountain | NW 315° | 423 m | 22.6 mi |
| Harris Peak | WNW 290° | 422 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pitts Mountain | NW 313° | 420 m | 24.0 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | NE 47° | 415 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | W 271° | 414 m | 14.2 mi |
| McAdams Peak | WNW 285° | 401 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453473533
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