Peter's Prairie School
Peter's Prairie School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 528 m. Monument Mountain stands 662 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Katemcy Rocks, a peak 1.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
126 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Camp San Saba: 7.2 mi
- Wagram Cemetery: 9.0 mi
- Old Fort Mason: 9.2 mi
- Voca Waterwheel Mill: 9.6 mi
- Koocksville: 9.7 mi
- Katemcy Rocks: 1.4 mi
- Mason Mountains: 3.6 mi
- Purdy Hill: 6.6 mi
- Double Knobs: 7.7 mi
- Flat Rock: 7.7 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 7.9 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 9.7 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 9.8 mi
- Stanburn Park: 15.5 mi
- Willie Washington Park: 16.0 mi
- Grit: 8.0 mi
- Calf Creek: 12.4 mi
- Hext: 14.6 mi
- Pontotoc: 18.0 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 18.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 17.5 mi
- Eckert Spring: 19.7 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 20.9 mi
- Robbers Roost: 18.9 mi
- H L Bluffs: 19.6 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Mason County Museum: 10.8 mi
- HOT Museum: 16.9 mi
- Sheltered Table: 17.1 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peter's Prairie School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Mountain | SSW 203° | 662 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hyman Hill | WNW 284° | 647 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mason Mountains | S 183° | 611 m | 3.6 mi |
| Double Knobs | SSW 212° | 606 m | 7.7 mi |
| Lime Peak | ESE 103° | 600 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SW 226° | 595 m | 12.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SW 231° | 586 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | E 87° | 580 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452318360
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