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Site of Abney Plunge

Site of Abney Plunge from directly overhead

Site of Abney Plunge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Trails Nature Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.06959, -98.18227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.4 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 7.2 mi
Parks: 47
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.1 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Turner Field Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.4 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 7
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.7 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Site of Abney Plunge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW 298°502 m13.3 mi
Knight MountainWNW 300°501 m11.3 mi
Long MountainSW 219°490 m14.8 mi
Payne MountainNNW 337°490 m22.3 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 291°485 m11.6 mi
Lookout MountainSW 228°484 m13.9 mi
Potato HillSSW 197°484 m18.9 mi
Waters MountainW 279°480 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971427508

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