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Teacup Mountain

Teacup Mountain from directly overhead

Teacup Mountain is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 514 m. Black Mountain stands 683 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Texas Pecos Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.54327, -99.68098
Around it

91 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 10
  • Teacup Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Round Top: 7.1 mi
  • Monument Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Black Mountain: 15.6 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 16.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Walton Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Rock Springs: 15.1 mi
  • West Spring: 15.9 mi
  • East Spring: 15.9 mi
  • The Big Springs: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 3
  • Schreiner Park: 6.0 mi
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 6.7 mi
  • Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWSW 249°683 m15.6 mi
Allison MountainWSW 248°682 m16.7 mi
Gobblers KnobS 181°676 m23.8 mi
Joes PointWSW 253°671 m23.3 mi
Monument MountainE 83°662 m14.3 mi
Steamboat MountainESE 104°608 m19.2 mi
Round TopWSW 239°604 m7.1 mi
Cutoff MountainNE 43°595 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848377675649
Precip in0.91.12.01.83.22.81.52.02.42.11.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066304

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