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The Stone Houses

The Stone Houses from directly overhead

The Stone Houses is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Wolf Mountain stands 420 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gap Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.43082, -98.45753
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 23
  • Burkett Park: 15.1 mi
  • Little Post Oak Creek Park: 16.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Park: 17.2 mi
  • Big Tree Park: 17.6 mi
  • Tommy Perkins Memorial Park: 17.6 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Gap Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Spy Knob: 3.1 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Mount Lebo: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf MountainSSW 210°420 m24.9 mi
Cement MountainS 180°410 m21.9 mi
Indian HillsSE 127°396 m12.0 mi
Spie KnobSSE 158°383 m11.2 mi
Tripp HillS 172°381 m23.8 mi
Galliher MountainE 90°375 m24.0 mi
Skid MountainWSW 238°371 m23.0 mi
Bare MountainS 181°362 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:46
June solstice06:2520:1120:47
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3516:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647381858577655445
Precip in1.72.02.02.44.83.42.52.92.83.82.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389411264

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