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Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba

Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba from directly overhead

Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 550 m. Monument Mountain stands 662 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbers Roost, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.87000, -99.59873

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • American Legion Park: 11.4 mi
  • Low Water Bridge Park: 11.5 mi
  • Menard River Park: 11.6 mi
  • Ditch Walk Park: 11.6 mi
  • Presidio de San Saba: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Hyman Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Little Racetrack Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Cutoff Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Double Knobs: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 23.6 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 23.6 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 23.6 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Walton Spring: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pegleg Crossing on the San Saba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument MountainSSE 156°662 m22.9 mi
Hyman HillNNW 345°647 m7.1 mi
Little Racetrack MountainWNW 303°637 m11.6 mi
Mason MountainsE 96°611 m18.6 mi
Double KnobsESE 108°606 m15.4 mi
Cutoff MountainESE 124°595 m12.0 mi
Haystack MountainESE 112°586 m12.1 mi
Teacup MountainSSW 193°575 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3620:1020:45
September equinox07:2719:0519:36
December solstice07:3317:0517:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647278818174655446
Precip in1.11.42.12.03.43.11.62.02.22.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Menard, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452333863

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