Silver Mine Pass
Silver Mine Pass is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Meridian Mountain stands 707 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is C.S.A. Saltpetre Mine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 51 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
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 6 mi
- Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- C.S.A. Saltpetre Mine: 0.0 mi
- Rock Pile on top of Ol Baldy: 5.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps at Garner State Park: 5.8 mi
- Dry Frio Canyon: 7.6 mi
- Lombardy Irrigation Ditch: 9.3 mi
- The Shut-In: 0.7 mi
- Devils Backbone Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Coffin Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Davenport Hill: 4.9 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 5.2 mi
- Garner State Park: 6.3 mi
- Utopia Park: 13.9 mi
- Robert Bownds & Henry Burns Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
- Fisher Family Campground: 15.4 mi
- Frio Canyon Park: 16.8 mi
- Seven Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Foshee Trail: 5.4 mi
- Foshee Trail: 5.4 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 10.3 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum : 14.2 mi
- Real County Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 20.3 mi
- Nueces Canyon Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Walnut Springs: 13.5 mi
- Trough Springs: 17.2 mi
- Duncan Spring: 24.2 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 22.2 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 22.2 mi
- Lost Maples State Natural Area: 23.8 mi
- White Rock Cave: 5.6 mi
- Crystal Cave: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 20.3 mi
- Area C: 23.9 mi
- Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 21.1 mi
- Medina County Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Mine Pass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Mountain | N 0° | 707 m | 15.7 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | NW 316° | 707 m | 22.7 mi |
| Caprock Mountain | NW 311° | 695 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | NW 316° | 670 m | 18.1 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NE 42° | 670 m | 22.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 37° | 654 m | 19.5 mi |
| Wernette Mountain | NE 49° | 647 m | 17.0 mi |
| Seco Mountain | ENE 59° | 629 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:09 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Wood, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6287443399
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