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Texas Pioneer Woman Monument

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Elevation, modelled
167 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Shingle Hills433 m · 20.7 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Hill Country Trail4.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
30.2756, -97.7406
Texas Pioneer Woman Monument from directly overhead

Texas Pioneer Woman Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled 167 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyler Rose, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Texas Pioneer Woman Monument is an outdoor memorial commemorating the pioneer women of Texas, installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The monument was sculpted by Linda Sioux Henley and erected by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, District VIII, in 1998. It features a bronze statue of a pioneer mother and her baby on a Texas Sunset Red Granite pedestal.

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Wikidata Q56616733, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 275°433 m20.7 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 237°416 m24.9 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 253°406 m20.8 mi
Travis PeakNW 316°382 m24.8 mi
Chalk KnobW 274°364 m15.0 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 284°360 m14.5 mi
Signal HillWSW 245°353 m14.1 mi
Polecat KnobNW 325°346 m22.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 3 mi away.

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