Welgehausen Ranch
Welgehausen Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John's Lutheran Church, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 0.4 mi
- Crabapple School: 0.4 mi
- Enchanted Rock: 3.8 mi
- Cherry Mountain School Complex: 6.7 mi
- Cherry Spring Schoolhouse: 6.7 mi
- Little Rock: 4.1 mi
- Sagebiel Hills: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Peak: 4.5 mi
- Enchanted Rock: 4.5 mi
- Freshman Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Eckert: 6.3 mi
- Zodiac: 15.3 mi
- Blumenthal: 16.4 mi
- Cain City: 17.1 mi
- Pedernales: 17.4 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 11.7 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 11.8 mi
- Old Fair Park: 12.2 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 13.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.6 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 11.9 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 12.0 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 13.6 mi
- LBJ Museum: 18.8 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 2.9 mi
- Marschall Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 23.6 mi
- Kentner Spring: 23.7 mi
- Brockmann Point: 15.3 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Welge Poing: 15.6 mi
- Indian Point: 16.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 18.9 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Roos Falls: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Welgehausen Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | SW 233° | 660 m | 5.8 mi |
| Roundhead | WSW 238° | 653 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 298° | 608 m | 5.2 mi |
| County Line Hill | WNW 290° | 601 m | 11.2 mi |
| Buckeye Point | W 262° | 601 m | 12.2 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | SSW 201° | 597 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cedarhead | S 182° | 595 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sagebiel Hills | NW 311° | 594 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:03 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403618102
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