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Smith-Carlton Adobe House

Smith-Carlton Adobe House from directly overhead

Smith-Carlton Adobe House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,495 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

historic place in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025524, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.58257, -103.89425

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sleeping Lion Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Dolores Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Scobee Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Casket Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Lion's Head Hill: 4.8 mi
Springs: 11
  • Modesta Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Pine Peak Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Limpia Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Bridge Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Peewee Spring: 16.8 mi
Parks: 10
Museums: 9
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Point of Rocks roadside park: 10.7 mi
  • Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Winter Garden: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Smith-Carlton Adobe House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy PeakWNW 282°2,537 m17.0 mi
Mount LivermoreWNW 283°2,492 m17.0 mi
Paradise MountainW 274°2,354 m14.7 mi
Pine PeakWNW 291°2,341 m14.0 mi
Richman MountainWNW 285°2,315 m16.5 mi
Black MountainNNW 332°2,296 m11.0 mi
Whitetail MountainWNW 289°2,281 m18.1 mi
Pine MesaW 276°2,223 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3620:07
June solstice06:5420:2721:02
September equinox07:4519:2219:54
December solstice07:4917:2317:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465056637178777671645447
Precip in0.50.40.40.51.22.33.02.62.11.30.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6385747197

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