The Leon River Medicine Wheel
The Leon River Medicine Wheel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Franklin Mountain stands 427 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Langford Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Cultural Resource Site 4lCV1505
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hood Communities: 1.6 mi
- Fort Gates: 2.8 mi
- Coryell County: 5.8 mi
- Dr. John Calhoun Bates: 7.0 mi
- Graham, Jesse: 7.0 mi
- North Fort Hood Softball Field: 2.2 mi
- Freedom Park: 6.2 mi
- Faunt Le Roy Park: 6.9 mi
- Raby Park: 7.2 mi
- Oglesby City Park: 10.5 mi
- Langford Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Dalton Mountain: 2.3 mi
- King Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Henson Mountains: 3.6 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Coryell County Museum: 7.5 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 15.9 mi
- Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast: 16.6 mi
- Showcase Room: 16.7 mi
- National Mounted Warrior Museum: 16.7 mi
- Brookhaven: 12.1 mi
- Bland: 13.2 mi
- Aiken: 17.5 mi
- Jonesboro: 21.9 mi
- Old Troy: 23.0 mi
- Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 15.1 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 11.9 mi
- Bird Blind: 11.9 mi
- Historic Bell: 12.0 mi
- CCC Plaque: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of The Leon River Medicine Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Mountain | WSW 252° | 427 m | 23.7 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wayback Mountain | W 280° | 405 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Mountain | W 276° | 398 m | 20.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 235° | 389 m | 20.9 mi |
| Herzog Mountain | SW 233° | 382 m | 20.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SW 231° | 381 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | SSW 212° | 374 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatesville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1016763588
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