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Site of Flat Top Settlement

Site of Flat Top Settlement from directly overhead

Site of Flat Top Settlement is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. Robinson Peak stands 632 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Concho Recreation Area, a park 6.8 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.59944, -99.60277

63 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 38
Peaks: 8
  • Bead Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Parks Mountain: 19.0 mi
  • Speck Mountain: 19.2 mi
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 19.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 19.5 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robinson PeakNNE632 m23.9 mi
Bead MountainN603 m10.1 mi
Rattlesnake PointS602 m23.4 mi
Santa Anna MountainsENE589 m19.2 mi
Lost PointESE481 m24.6 mi
Speck MountainE462 m19.2 mi
Parks MountainSE461 m19.0 mi
Round MountainSE446 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3520:1220:47
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:3517:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667481848477675648
Precip in1.01.61.71.43.03.31.92.42.11.72.00.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concho Park/ivie Rsvr, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402905133

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