The Pinta Trail
The Pinta Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Zodiac, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Easter Fires: 1.5 mi
- Site of Fort Martin Scott: 2.7 mi
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church: 4.3 mi
- Ressmann-Boos House: 4.4 mi
- Luckenbach School: 4.4 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 4.1 mi
- Schuessler Hill: 4.3 mi
- Henke Hill: 4.5 mi
- Schuetzen Hill: 4.8 mi
- Schneider Hill: 5.1 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 2.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 4.8 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 5.1 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 5.1 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 5.5 mi
- Zodiac: 1.1 mi
- Cain City: 2.0 mi
- Blumenthal: 4.2 mi
- Luckenbach: 4.4 mi
- Grapetown: 6.0 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 2.5 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 4.6 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 4.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 5.4 mi
- LBJ Museum: 11.2 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Marschall Spring: 9.2 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 12.1 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 13.7 mi
- Trough Spring: 16.9 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Ravenhead: 20.1 mi
- Indian Point: 23.1 mi
- Welge Poing: 23.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 4.6 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 17.1 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 20.9 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 18.2 mi
- Lupe: 23.5 mi
- Roos Falls: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Pinta Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 332° | 660 m | 13.1 mi |
| Roundhead | NW 306° | 653 m | 14.7 mi |
| Big Hill | S 178° | 612 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 341° | 608 m | 18.6 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NW 315° | 601 m | 19.1 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NW 305° | 597 m | 7.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSW 207° | 596 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cedarhead | NNW 341° | 595 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614861
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