Scholten Railroad
Scholten Railroad is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. San Saba Peak stands 510 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Operation Long Horn, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 27 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Operation Long Horn: 0.5 mi
- C.S.A. Salt Works: 0.6 mi
- Lometa: 0.6 mi
- Site of Lometa Reservoir: 2.4 mi
- Phantom Hill Road: 2.4 mi
- Messanger Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Knight Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Twin Sister Peaks: 5.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 6.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 7.6 mi
- Historical Monument: 9.2 mi
- Lampasas Sport Complex: 14.0 mi
- Turner Field Park: 15.4 mi
- Goodrich Memorial Tennis Park: 15.5 mi
- Indian Trails Nature Area: 15.6 mi
- Big Spring: 11.6 mi
- Gorman Spring: 12.3 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 14.5 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 14.9 mi
- Gooch Spring: 16.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Indian Point: 8.2 mi
- Raven Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Indian Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 15.9 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 15.9 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Nix: 7.2 mi
- McGirk: 21.6 mi
- Williams Ranch: 24.8 mi
- Gorman Falls: 11.8 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 14.1 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 16.5 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scholten Railroad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba Peak | NW 318° | 510 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 347° | 506 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bread Tray Mountain | NNW 345° | 504 m | 10.7 mi |
| Messanger Mountain | S 171° | 502 m | 3.6 mi |
| Knight Mountain | SSE 148° | 501 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blackjack Hill | WSW 244° | 496 m | 20.9 mi |
| Indian Hills | SSW 212° | 492 m | 21.7 mi |
| Payne Mountain | NNE 18° | 490 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438068333
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