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The Mackenzie Trail

The Mackenzie Trail from directly overhead

The Mackenzie Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 478 m. Eagle Hill stands 599 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.09600, -100.00753

50 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 30
Peaks: 11
  • Frog Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Davidson Peak: 12.9 mi
  • Keen Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • K U Peak: 17.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Slim Sorrells Park: 9.1 mi
  • Harmon Park: 16.3 mi
  • Haskell Municipal Park: 16.4 mi
  • Lake Stamford Park: 23.4 mi
  • Scott Memorial Park: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle HillW 272°599 m20.2 mi
Poke MountainWSW 242°580 m18.1 mi
Keen MountainWNW 283°571 m16.0 mi
Skinout MountainS 183°571 m21.2 mi
Peter HillSW 221°566 m21.1 mi
Kiowa PeakN 352°553 m17.9 mi
Flat Top MountainS 172°552 m5.7 mi
Lovers ResortNW 309°551 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:3220:1620:53
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:4017:0017:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434655637280848375655344
Precip in1.01.21.71.73.13.42.12.72.51.91.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspermont, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453545895

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