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Weches CCC Camp

Weches CCC Camp from directly overhead

Weches CCC Camp is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.53572, -95.24149
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 25
  • Liberty Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Houston Mound: 10.3 mi
Parks: 12
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.6 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNNE 32°214 m17.7 mi
Pryor MountainNNE 14°210 m13.2 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 349°207 m21.6 mi
Mount HopeN 354°206 m17.1 mi
Casey MountainN 352°200 m24.5 mi
Jones MountainNNE 16°199 m11.5 mi
Gibson MountainNNE 23°199 m12.4 mi
Reagan MountainNNE 15°199 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136350

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