Town of Knippa
Town of Knippa is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Bald Mountain stands 574 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmanuel Lutheran Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Census designated place in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q974550, matched on coordinates and name (187 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 21 mi
112 named places within 25 miles
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church: 0.2 mi
- Knippa Trap Rock Plant: 0.8 mi
- Garner Army Air Field: 8.2 mi
- Site of Camp Sabinal: 9.5 mi
- USS Uvalde: 9.9 mi
- Traprock Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Big Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Inge Mountain: 11.0 mi
- American Legion Park: 9.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Uvalde Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Sabinal City Park: 10.4 mi
- Esperanza Park: 11.1 mi
- Seven Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Foshee Trail: 20.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 10.9 mi
- Sabinal Canyon Museum: 19.3 mi
- White Rock Cave: 20.7 mi
- Crystal Cave: 20.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 11.9 mi
- Medina County Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Walnut Springs: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Knippa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | N 11° | 574 m | 15.4 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 302° | 572 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sycamore Mountain | WNW 304° | 562 m | 21.9 mi |
| Devils Backbone Mountain | NNW 336° | 549 m | 17.8 mi |
| Davenport Hill | NW 322° | 535 m | 14.9 mi |
| Coffin Mountain | N 352° | 514 m | 18.1 mi |
| Holy Mountain | NE 40° | 504 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sinks Hill | N 4° | 465 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:10 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo Muni AP, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6285103310
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