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Silver

Silver from directly overhead

Silver is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 555 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Coke County Jail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.89283, -100.48801
Around it

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Lone Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Millican Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Little Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Hayrick Mountain: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 40
Parks: 8
  • Fern Havins Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coke County Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake View Park: 2.7 mi
  • Paint Creek Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bronte Mini Park: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Bronte: 11.4 mi
  • Bronte: 11.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainWNW 290°796 m18.2 mi
Jackson MountainNNW 327°788 m18.0 mi
Stepp MountainNW 322°786 m17.2 mi
Green MountainW 269°778 m10.6 mi
Meadow MountainNW 320°778 m10.9 mi
Horse MountainNNW 347°765 m10.5 mi
Durham PeakN 354°763 m8.1 mi
Hylton MountainNE 46°753 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3720:1620:52
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:3917:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956657480848375655345
Precip in1.11.11.31.72.62.61.52.62.72.11.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402955226

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