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The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds

The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds from directly overhead

The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Wolf Mountain stands 420 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tommy Perkins Memorial Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.40984, -98.73508

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 11
  • Tommy Perkins Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Griffin Park: 3.6 mi
  • Burkett Park: 13.8 mi
  • Newcastle City Park: 15.0 mi
  • Fort Belknap State Park: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Skid Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Spy Knob: 14.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf MountainS 170°420 m20.3 mi
Beehive MountainS 172°419 m20.6 mi
Spie KnobESE 114°383 m22.1 mi
Skid MountainSSW 198°371 m11.2 mi
Bare MountainE 99°362 m16.1 mi
Round MountainS 189°349 m14.7 mi
Spy KnobE 94°348 m14.4 mi
Satanta MountainE 97°348 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2620:1220:49
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3616:5417:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637280858476655345
Precip in1.41.52.62.03.93.42.32.22.53.91.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olney, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389411256

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