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Sam Bass and Gang in Stephens County

Sam Bass and Gang in Stephens County from directly overhead

Sam Bass and Gang in Stephens County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Gunsight Mountain stands 503 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is C J Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2023
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78007, -98.70932

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • C J Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Lime Rock Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Bee Branch Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Coon Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Devils Reservation Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks: 10
  • Miller Park: 10.9 mi
  • Possum Kingdom State Park: 11.3 mi
  • Camp Constantin: 14.1 mi
  • Camp Grady Spruce: 14.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Sam Bass and Gang in Stephens County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunsight MountainSSW 206°503 m20.7 mi
Steal Easy MountainSSW 197°482 m11.4 mi
Double mountainSW 222°476 m18.5 mi
Flat Top MountainSSW 208°475 m23.7 mi
Brown Pen MountainSW 214°465 m16.0 mi
Maxwell MountainSSW 208°449 m14.8 mi
Beaver MountainSW 223°446 m6.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 101°443 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2820:1020:47
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3416:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637280848376655345
Precip in1.61.92.42.33.93.72.22.52.62.91.91.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453541841

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