Site of Prairie Mountain School
Site of Prairie Mountain School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert F. Rowntree House, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert F. Rowntree House: 0.5 mi
- Enchanted Rock: 5.7 mi
- Herman and Willie Lehmann: 7.6 mi
- Cherry Spring Schoolhouse: 8.0 mi
- Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus): 8.1 mi
- Prairie Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Wright Knobs: 1.1 mi
- Putman Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lovers Rock: 2.5 mi
- House Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Robinson City Park: 16.3 mi
- Badu Park: 17.9 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 17.9 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 19.7 mi
- Cherry Spring: 9.8 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 10.0 mi
- Marschall Spring: 15.4 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 15.7 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 19.4 mi
- Bettina: 10.7 mi
- Eckert: 13.2 mi
- Hilda: 14.1 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 15.6 mi
- Click: 18.2 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 17.8 mi
- Llano County Museum: 18.0 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.6 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 19.9 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 20.0 mi
- Brockmann Point: 13.8 mi
- Welge Poing: 14.7 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Indian Point: 16.4 mi
- H L Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 7.8 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 24.8 mi
- Roos Falls: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Site of Prairie Mountain School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | S 190° | 660 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | WSW 239° | 623 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 200° | 608 m | 6.0 mi |
| County Line Hill | WSW 242° | 601 m | 9.2 mi |
| Buckeye Point | SW 225° | 601 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | S 189° | 594 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 130° | 594 m | 12.4 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | SE 132° | 588 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452327256
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