Valley Creek Station
Valley Creek Station is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 643 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 775 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 6.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
113 named places within 25 miles
- Pumphrey: 8.0 mi
- Drasco Community: 8.2 mi
- Fort Chadbourne: 10.4 mi
- Route of the Southern Overland Mail Line: 10.4 mi
- In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Church Peak: 6.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Hylton Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Mathis Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Abilene State Park: 14.2 mi
- Winters Community Center: 14.6 mi
- Camp Tonkawa: 15.5 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 20.5 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 20.5 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Merry Point: 17.6 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 22.8 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 15.2 mi
- Taylor County History Center: 19.3 mi
- Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 19.3 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Audra: 17.8 mi
- Bitter Creek: 20.7 mi
- Bronte: 20.5 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 20.5 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valley Creek Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Mountain | NW 317° | 775 m | 20.8 mi |
| Durham Peak | WSW 249° | 763 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 8° | 757 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | WSW 252° | 753 m | 7.3 mi |
| Kickapoo Mountain | SW 228° | 745 m | 17.9 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | WSW 243° | 741 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mathis Mountain | WSW 241° | 740 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | NW 323° | 740 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:15 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wingate, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546629
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