Pumphrey
Pumphrey is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 606 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Drasco Community, a historic site 4.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Drasco Community: 4.0 mi
- Poe Chapel: 5.6 mi
- Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth: 6.4 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 6.7 mi
- Old Cotton Oil Mill: 6.7 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Church Peak: 9.6 mi
- Moro Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Winters Community Center: 6.6 mi
- Abilene State Park: 16.0 mi
- Camp Tonkawa: 17.1 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 17.9 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 18.2 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 7.2 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 21.1 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 21.1 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 21.6 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Bronte: 18.1 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 18.2 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
- Audra: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pumphrey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | N 352° | 757 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | WNW 293° | 753 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kickapoo Mountain | WSW 254° | 745 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | WNW 286° | 741 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mathis Mountain | WNW 287° | 740 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | WSW 255° | 729 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Point | NNW 341° | 725 m | 23.7 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | NNE 12° | 721 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wingate, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453473400
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