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The Bosque-Larios Expedition

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The Bosque-Larios Expedition is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Flag Mountain stands 455 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Nueces, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 10 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.07088, -99.84229

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Sand Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Batesville Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Tom Nunn Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Weymiller Butte: 8.3 mi
Parks: 6
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 9.5 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 9.5 mi
  • Esperanza Park: 10.1 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flag MountainN 9°455 m23.8 mi
Green MountainN 5°442 m22.5 mi
Black HillN 6°405 m21.7 mi
Asphalt MountainNW 309°392 m15.8 mi
Cantrell MountainNW 318°391 m12.1 mi
Black MountainNNE 25°388 m18.0 mi
Blue MountainNNE 33°386 m19.2 mi
Cline MountainNW 305°385 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:2019:51
June solstice06:4220:0720:42
September equinox07:2919:0619:37
December solstice07:3017:1117:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F556067748086868782746456
Precip in1.00.81.71.32.22.12.11.92.42.01.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal City, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6266241424

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