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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. 68 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

68 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 43
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 PeakNNE 14°632 m23.9 mi
Bead MountainN 6°603 m10.1 mi
Rattlesnake PointS 170°602 m23.4 mi
Santa Anna MountainsENE 58°589 m19.2 mi
Lost PointESE 117°481 m24.6 mi
Speck MountainE 98°462 m19.2 mi
Parks MountainSE 125°461 m19.0 mi
Round MountainSE 125°446 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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